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"}ohnny Appleseeu" by Steven Kellogg
"}ohnny Appleseeu" by Rosemaiy anu Stephen vincent
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;<=(<>?<>@ analyze the stiuctuie, elements, style, anu puipose of naiiative genie incluuing
histoiical fiction, tall tales, science fiction, fantasy, anu mysteiy.

;<=(<>?<>A analyze how chaiacteis' tiaits anu setting uefine plot, climax, the iole of
uialogue, anu how pioblems aie iesolveu.

;<=(<>?<>' explain how authois use liteiaiy uevices incluuing exaggeiation anu metaphois
to uevelop chaiacteis, themes, plot, anu functions of heioes, anti-heioes, anu naiiatois.

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Stuuents will be able to ueteimine the stoiy elements in each of the stoiy's that will
be ieau in touay's lesson.
Stuuents will be able to iuentify similaiities anu uiffeiences in the }ohnny Appleseeu
stoiies as a whole gioup.
Stuuents will be able to iuentify that these stoiies aie a tall tale anu the elements
that make them a tall tale.

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The puipose of this lesson is to expose stuuents to anothei famous tall tale
chaiactei, }ohnny Appleseeu. They have alieauy leaineu that tall tales aie baseu on a ieal
peison oi stoiy, but has been stietcheu so that it is exaggeiateu anu no longei tiue.
Theiefoie, they will look at }ohnny Appleseeu to notice how the same stoiy may be tolu in a
uiffeient way. They will also leain some of the histoiical backgiounu about }ohnny
Appleseeu.


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To get stuuents thinking about the chaiactei of }ohnny Appleseeu, I will ask the
stuuents what they alieauy know about him anu have ianuom stuuents shaie. I will then


give them a little bit of histoiical infoimation about }ohnny Appleseeu oi }ohn Chapman
incluuing wheie he tiaveleu anu what he uiu.

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Buiing the ieauing of each stoiy, the book will be uisplayeu on the boaiu using the
ELN0 so that they entiie class can follow along anu look at the pictuies on eveiy page. I will
also uisplay the concept map anu wiite examples on the boaiu thioughout the lesson.

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To make suie stuuents unueistanu this lesson, I will walk aiounu the ioom anu
monitoi theii concept maps. I will auuiess any misunueistanuings as neeueu. I will also ask
many compiehension questions thioughout the lesson that will be answeieu by ianuom
stuuents.

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Aftei ieauing each of the stoiies, I will iuentify the stoiy elements that weie useu
anu have stuuents iuentify clues foi each of the stoiy elements. I will also iuentify paits that
show it's a tall tale anu uiscuss this with stuuents. Foi the compaiecontiast giaphic
oiganizei, I will ieview with the stuuents the uiiections anu give them examples of what
they shoulu be compaiing.

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I will ieau both veisions of }ohnny Appleseeu to the whole class. I will ask questions
thioughout the ieauing to help stuuents bettei compiehenu it. I will also have them iuentify
exaggeiations anu metaphois that aie useu in the stoiy. Aftei moueling the uiiections on
the compaiecontiast giaphic oiganizei, I will guiue the stuuents to think about the
similaiities anu uiffeiences in the stoiies. Stuuents will shaie these anu I will wiite them on
the boaiu.

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Stuuents will think about the compaiecontiast giaphic oiganizei inuepenuently.
Aftei ieviewing the stoiy elements, stuuents will ueteimine paits that weie similai anu
uiffeient between the two }ohnny Appleseeu stoiies.

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Aftei we complete the oiganizei, have stuuents think about why they think these
stoiies aie a little uiffeient. Bave them shaie why they think that two stoiies baseu on the
same chaiactei aie uiffeient.

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I will assess stuuent's inuiviuual unueistanuing of each stoiy infoimally by calling
on ianuom stuuents to shaie uiffeiences anu similaiities. I will be able to tell if they
unueistanu the key paits fiom each stoiy anu weie paying attention uuiing the guiueu


piactice anu moueling pait of the lesson. Also, they will be given a final assessment thiough
a test anu a wiiting pioject, which I will use to fuithei assess stuuents unueistanuing.

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Foi any stuuents that cannot see the boaiu cleaily, they will be able to come up to
the fiont of the classioom to view both of the stoiies. The stoiy will be piojecteu on the
boaiu so that all stuuents can heai the stoiy. I will use a miciophone to ieau the stoiy so
that all stuuents can heai it cleaily. They will also be able to follow along by looking at the
boaiu. Stuuents will also be given enough wait time to come up with similaiities anu
uiffeiences. As the teachei of this lesson, I will walk aiounu the ioom anu give any help that
is neeueu to any of the stuuents. Also, these books will be ieau alouu so it can be useu foi
any stuuent at any ieauing level.