Tall Tale Checklist

 

Determine if the book is a tall tale using the components listed below. If  the component is correct, place a check mark in the left column and provide an example from the text in the right column.

 

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Tall Tale Component

Example From Text

 

1.        The story has many exaggerations in it.

 

 

 

 

 

2.        The main character has a problem to solve.

 

 

 

 

 

3.        The main character is bigger than life and has super human abilities.

 

 

 

 

 

4.        The plot of the story is funny and impossible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.        In the end, the main character solves a problem, overcomes an obstacle and defeats a “bad guy”.

 

 

 

 

 

6.        The story includes lots of action

 

 

 

 

 

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