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American Tall Tales and Legends Student Directed Literature Unit

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044385
Grade 4-6
Secular
High Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
Conceptual/Topical
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
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American Tall Tales and Legends Student Directed Literature Unit
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Bring American folklore to life with the American Tall Tales and Legends Student Directed Literature Unit from Epiphany Curriculum, ideal for grades 4-6 homeschoolers. Dive into classic stories of larger-than-life characters like Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill, while students identify tall tale elements, master figures of speech, practice proper capitalization, and create their own regional folk tale. This student-directed worktext serves as a robust language arts resource, teaching vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language in an engaging, thematic way. Pair it with state-focused social studies or use independently for multi-sensory activities, discussions, and creative projects in a secular setting—perfect for building cultural literacy and writing skills.

Publisher's Description of American Tall Tales and Legends Student Directed Literature Unit

Discover how Paul Bunyan created the Grand Canyon. Wrestle a rattlesnake with Pecos Bill. Enjoy folk tales and legends from the different geographical regions of the United States. Revisit familiar characters and meet many new ones as well. Learn how to identify the different types of stories, understand figures of speech, and practice writing with correct capitalization. Create your own folk tale that reflects the region in which you live.

This unit is designed to be used in conjunction with science and social studies Unit 3: Your State, but can also be used as an independent literature unit.

Category Description for Guides for Grades 4-6

A set of Literature Units (LU) is a complete language arts curriculum teaching vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language in the context of popular children's books. LUs each explore one facet of a concept that ties three units together. Each unit has a primary book that is studied for 2-3 weeks and may include additional titles. these concept-based studies allow your child to compare/contrast themes and characters across novels.

Lessons are structured and easy to use but extremely varied, often with several options for an assignment. In lower grades each Literature Package contains the LU and the corresponding novel and possibly other components. Student Activity Page Sets are not included in the packages. The LU includes these pages (single-sided and usable but not reproducible).

Beginning with Gr 4-6, the Student Directed Literature Units (SDLU) are Worktexts with instruction written directly to the student. Each package contains the SDLU, the corresponding novel, and sometimes other books. Upper levels provide rigorous and challenging studies with occasional tests (answer keys included).

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Product Format:Softcover Book
Grades:4-6
Brand:Epiphany Curriculum
Author:Kim Howe
Length in Inches:12
Width in Inches:9
Height in Inches:0.5
Weight in Pounds:0.75
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