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CHOOSE MANY INTERESTING SYMBOLS TO TELL A STORY: 
DRAW THEM IN YOUR ART JOURNAL TO TELL A STORY USING ONLY SYMBOLS

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CHOOSE AN AUSTRALIAN DESERT ANIMAL: 
DRAW IT IN YOUR ART JOURNAL

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WATCH:  HOW THE KANGAROO GOT ITS POUCH:
WRITE A FOLKTALE ON THE BARK PAPER ABOUT YOUR ANIMAL 



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DRAW YOUR ANIMAL AND SYMBOLS TOGETHER ONTO THE BARK PAPER.
TELL YOUR FOLKTALE USING VISUAL STORYTELLING; PUT ANIMAL AND SYMBOLS TOGETHER





TURN AND TALK!
FIND A PARTNER AND PUT YOUR BARK PAPERS SIDE BY SIDE...
COMBINE YOUR STORIES TOGETHER TO TELL A BIGGER AND BETTER FOLKTALE!
MAKE AUDIO RECORDINGS TOGETHER USING BOTH OF YOUR iPads
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THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY!
LEARN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FABLES, FOLKTALES, AND TALL TALES



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FIND MORE PARTNERS ON PADLET  USING 2 + 2 = 4 GROUPING AND PLAN YOUR TALL TALE
CREATE A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY PAPER AND LET YOUR FOLKTALE GROW AND GROW.
YOUR GROUP WILL TURN YOUR FOLKTALES  INTO ONE BIG TALL TALE. 
BE CREATIVE AND HAVE SOME FUN!

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USE THIS WORKSHEET IN YOUR 2 + 2 = 4 GROUP DISCUSS ALL PARTS OF THE STORY INCLUDING YOUR ANIMALS, SETTINGS, AND PLOTS AND SEE HOW YOU CAN EXAGGERATE AND PUT THEM TOGETHER TO TELL A NEW STORY - A TALL TALE! BRING YOUR ANIMALS TOGETHER!






​​FINALLY, IN YOUR GROUPS OF FOUR MAKE A VIDEO PRESENTATION OF YOUR NEW TALL TALE and UPLOAD IT TO SEESAW! Be sure to TAKE ON THE ROLE of your ANIMAL CHARACTER!




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SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO ...
YOU WILL PAINT YOUR TALL TALE MASHUP NEXT ART CLASS. 
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