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Roadrunner’s Dance Mrs. Breeding 4th Grade Folk tale • A folk tale is a story based on the traditions of a people or region, told by parents to children and then by the children to their children. Examples of folk tales • • • • • • Paul Bunyan Billy Goats Gruff Three Little Pigs Brer Rabbit Headless Horseman Johnny Appleseed Strategy • Evaluate -You should evaluate a text by identifying the reason the author has written it. Author’s Purpose • • • • PIE!!!! P- persuade I- inform E- entertain Interfere (verb) • to take part in the affairs of others when not asked Guardian (noun) • someone or something who watches over or protects Agile (adj) • able to move and react quickly and easily Tottered (verb) • walked or moved with unsteady steps Awkward (adj) • without grace in movement or behavior Proclaimed (verb) • announced publicly Story Words • inhibiting- slowing down or holding back • coiled- moved in a circling or twisting way • mesquite- a shrub with thorns that grows in the southwestern United States • yucca- a warm climate plant with long leaves, strong stems, and white flowers • ruckus- a lot of noise and activity Genre • Folk tale- A story based on the traditions of a people or region, told by parents to children and then by the children to their children. Strategy • Evaluate- You should begin evaluating a text by identifying the reason the author has written it. • Authors Purpose- An author’s purpose may be to entertain, persuade, instruct or inform. Synonyms • A word that has the same or a very similar meaning to another word. You can find synonyms in a thesaurus or a synonym finder. awkward-clumsy agile- graceful tottered- wobbled proclaimed- announced