1. Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind could be described as a. Timid b. Outspoken c. Naïve d. Clumsy

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1 Name: HR: Date: Teacher: Objectives: SWBAT master the strategy of answering a MC question independently before looking at answer options SWBAT understand different types of texts in the oral tradition Do Now/Entrance Ticket: 1. Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind could be described as a. Timid b. Outspoken c. Naïve d. Clumsy 2. Which type of figurative language was used MOST throughout the tale? a. Metaphor b. Symbolism c. Hyperbole d. Alliteration 3. When Sally first met Davy Crockett what conflict was he facing? a. He was wrestling with an alligator b. He was stuck with his head in a tree c. He was fighting a grizzly bear d. He was lost deep in the forest 4. What event finally caused Davy Crockett to fully fall in love with Sally? a. She beat Davy s friend Mike Fink when he tried to trick her b. She proved how funny she was to Davy with her jokes c. She danced with a bear and simultaneously had him churn her butter d. She bent the limbs of a tree using rattlesnakes as rope 5. The purpose of this story is probably to a. entertain children with a fictional tale b. convey the moral of kindness and compassion c. illustrate women s contributions to society d. accurately describe the historical events

2 Myths Answers basic questions about the world Are considered truthful by their originators Has gods and goddesses. Oral Tradition Keeps the past alive Teaches lessons about human behavior Reveals the values of a culture Tall Tales/ Legends Are exaggerated stories about impossible events (hyperbole) Involves a main character who has extraordinary abilities. Mixes fact with fiction. Describes a historical event or person who inspires others. Main character usually existed in history, but the events or characters powers seem Epic Tales A long narrative poem that tells the adventures of a hero. Includes: o Quests and Tasks o Weapons o Helpers Fairy Tales A tale that teaches a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. Includes: o Rule of Three o Transformation o Magic Helpers

3 1 From then on Davy Crockett was crazy in love with Sally Ann Thunder Ann. Whirlwind. He asked everyone he knew about her, and everything he heard caused another one of Cupid s arrows to jab in in the gizzard. 2 Oh I know Sally! the preacher said. She can dance a rock to pieces and ride a panther bareback! 3 Sally s a good ole friend of mine, the blacksmith said. Once I seen her crack a walnut with her front teeth. 4 Sally s so very special, said the schoolmarm. She likes to whip across the Salt River, using her apron for a sail and her left leg for a rudder! 5 Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind had a reputation for being funny, too. Her best friend, Lucy, told Davy, Sally can laugh the bark off a pine tree. She likes to whistle out one side of her mouth while she eats with the other side and grins with the middle! 6 According to her friends, Sally could take about anything in the world, too. They all told Davy about the time she was churning butter and heard something scratching outside. Suddenly the door swung open, and in walked the Great King Bear of the Mud Forest. He d come to steal one of her smoked hams. Well, before the King Bear could say boo, Sally grabbed a warm dumpling from the pot and stuffed it in his mouth. 7 The dumpling tasted so good, the King Bear s eyes winked with tears. But then he started to think that Sally might taste pretty good, too. So opening and closing his big old mouth, he backed her right into a corner. 8 Sally was plenty scared, with her knees a-knocking and her heart a-hammering. But just as the King Bear blew his hot breath in her face, she gathered the courage to say, Would you like to dance? 9 As everybody knows, no bear can resist an invitation to a square dance, so of course the old fellow forgot all about eating Sally and said, Love to. 10 Then he bowed real pretty, and the two got to kicking and whooping and swinging each other through the air, as Sally sang: 11 We are on our way to Baltimore, With two behind, and two before: Around, around, around we go, Where oats, peas, beans and barley grow! 12 And while she was singing, Sally tied a string from the bear s ankle to her butter churn, so that all the time the old feller was kicking up his legs and dancing around the room, he was also churning her butter! 1. What do the details in paragraphs 9-12 reveal about Sally?

4 2. What is most likely the author s purpose for including the song in paragraph 11? 3. Read the following sentence from paragraph 3: According to her friends, Sally could take about anything in the world, too. What is the meaning of the word take as it is used in this sentence? 4. According to the selection which of the following is a reason people like Sally? 5. Based on the selection why does Davy Crockett continue to fall in love with Sally? Bonus: 6. What type of figurative language is most utilized by the author in paragraphs 9-10?

5 1. What do the details in paragraphs 9-12 reveal about Sally? a. She is quick-witted b. She is a great dancer c. She is gentle with animals d. She is old-fashioned 2. What is most likely the author s purpose for including the song in paragraph 11? a. To describe the setting of the story b. To illustrate the hilarity of the situation c. To emphasize Sally s tricky situation d. To make the bear seem more human 3. Read the following sentence from paragraph 3: According to her friends, Sally could take about anything in the world, too. What is the meaning of the word take as it is used in this sentence? a. earn b. proceed c. fight d. care 4. According to the selection which of the following is a reason people like Sally? a. She is an excellent cook b. She is loyal to her friends c. She makes others feel safe d. She is adventurous and fun 5. Based on the selection why does Davy Crockett continue to fall in love with Sally? a. She is fearful of nothing in the world b. She teaches him about bravery and courage c. She impresses him with her numerous traits d. She does not take life too seriously Bonus: 6. What type of figurative language is most utilized by the author in paragraphs 9-10? a. alliteration b. simile c. personification d. irony

6 The following is a myth from Thailand. Read it and then answer the questions that follow. Why the Parrot Repeats Man s Words 1 In ancient times it was not the parrot which was kept in the house by man and taught to peak, but the lorikeet. For people had found that this small bird was a very intelligent creature, and he needed very little teaching. If he heard a word he could repeat it easily. 2 But it happened one time that all this changed. 3 One day, it is said, a farmer saw a buffalo wandering in his rice field. It was his neighbor s animal, but the farmer took the buffalo, killed it, cut up the meat, cooked some and ate it, and the remainder he hid. Part of the meat the man hid on the top of the rice house. The rest he hid in the rice bin. 4 The next day the neighbor came looking for his animal, saying to the farmer, Have you seen my lost buffalo? 5 The farmer replied, No I have seen no lost buffalo. 6 But just then the farmer s lorikeet spoke up. My master killed it. He ate some and hid some. Part he hid in the rice bin and part he hid over the rice house. 7 When the neighbor heard this, he looked in the places the bird had mentioned, and there he found the buffalo meat. 8 But the farmer said, Yes, this is where I always keep meat. But I did not see your buffalo. This is the meat of another animal. 9 The lorikeet called out again: He killed it. Part he hid in the rice bin and part he hid over the rice house. 10 The neighbor was perplexed. He didn t know whether to accept the word of the man or the bird. And so he took the matter to court. The trial was set for the following day. 11 The farmer who had stolen the meat said to himself, Why should the word of a lorikeet be taken, rather than my word? 12 That night he took the bird from its cage and placed it in a large brass pot. He covered the pot with a cloth, so that it was dark inside. Outside, the night was clear and bright. The moon was full. But inside the pot, the lorikeet could see nothing of this. The man began to beat on the pot, softly at first, then more loudly, until it sounded like thunder. He took a dipper of water, dripping a little of it on the cloth now and then so that it sounded like rain. All night long he pounded on the pot and dripped water, and he stopped only when dawn came. Then he took the lorikeet and put it back in its cage. 13 When it was time for the trail, the farmer took his bird and went to court. The neighbor who had lost the buffalo told how the lorikeet had instructed him where to find the stolen meat.

7 The judge asked the lorikeet for his testimony. The bird repeated what he had said before: He killed the buffalo. Part he hid in the rice bin and part he hid over the rice house. 14 The man who had stolen the buffalo spoke, saying, The meat that was in the rice bin and over the rice house was that of another animal. How can it be that you give more weight to the words of this stupid bird than to my words? 15 the lorikeet is indeed intelligent, the judge said. 16 He speaks more often with nonsense than with sense, the farmer replied. Ask him another question. Ask him what kind of a night we had last night. 17 So the judge asked the lorikeet, which replied, Last night was dark and stormy. The wind blew, the rain poured down, and the thunder roared. 18 If you remember, the farmer said, last night was calm and clear, and the moon shone with all its brightness. Can you now condemn me for a crime on the testimony of this bird? 19 The people were convinced, and the judge was convinced. They said: No, you are innocent, and your life was endangered by the witless testimony of the lorikeet. Henceforth we will not keep this bird in our houses and care for him as though he were one of us. 20 So the man who stole the buffalo was freed, and the lorikeet was expelled and sent back into the forest. The lorikeet lived as he had before he had known man, fending for himself and caring for his own needs. 21 But one day the lorikeet saw a new bird in the forest, larger than himself and covered with brilliant red and green feathers. He spoke to the new bird, asking him who he was. 22 I am the parrot, the bird answered. I have come from the south, and now I am going to live in this country. I speak the language of man. 23 Then the lorikeet said, Welcome to the country. As you are a stranger here, accept my advice and warning. I took speak the language of man. For many years I was kept in man s house and cared for. I saw with my eyes and heard with my ears. I spoke not only words that man spoke, but what was in my own mind as well. But when I said what was in my own mind it displeased man, and I was driven away. This is my warning: When man learns that you can speak his language, he will capture you and bring you into his house. Say nothing but what he teaches you. Repeat his words and nothing more. For man loves to hear only his own thoughts repeated. He is not interested in truth or wisdom from any other source. 24 The parrot listened to the lorikeet and thanked him. And it came about as the lorikeet had predicted. Man learned of the arrival of the talking parrot, and the parrot was captured and brought to man s house. He was fed and cared for, as once the lorikeet had been cared for, and he was taught the things that man wanted him to say. 25 But fearful of ever saying his true thoughts lest man resent them, the parrot only echoes the words that he hears from man s lips.

8 1. Read the following sentence from paragraph 23: For many years I was kept in man s house and cared for. What is the meaning of the word kept as it is used in this sentence? a. clung b. fed c. saved d. held 2. In paragraph 12 what is the most likely reason that the man puts the lorikeet in the pot? a. He is cruel and plans to cook him to kill him b. He is devious and wants to fool the court c. He is protective of the bird and his belongings d. He worries the neighbor will come and steal him 3. Based on the passage why was the man who stole and killed the buffalo freed? a. The town respected the man and the buffalo was on his property b. The court concluded it could not trust the lorikeet s observations c. The neighbor should have watched his buffalo more closely d. The lorikeet cannot remember clearly seeing the crime 4. What is most likely the author s main purpose of this passage? a. to persuade the reader of man s ignorance b. to illustrate the differences in Thai culture c. to explain the characteristics of parrots d. to describe the extinction of the lorikeet 5. In paragraph 23 why did the lorikeet most likely deliver a speech to the parrot? a. He is jealous of the parrots future b. He wants to impress the other bird c. He hopes to protect the parrot d. He plans to get revenge on his old owner