1. Roadrunner’s Dance
Mrs. Breeding
4th Grade

2. 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.

3. Examples of folk tales Paul Bunyan Billy Goats Gruff Three Little Pigs
Brer Rabbit
Headless Horseman
Johnny Appleseed

4. Strategy
Evaluate
-You should evaluate a text by identifying the reason the author has written it.

5. Author’s Purpose
PIE!!!!
P- persuade
I- inform
E- entertain

6. Interfere (verb)
to take part in the affairs of others when not asked

7. Guardian (noun)
someone or something who watches over or protects

8. Agile (adj)
able to move and react quickly and easily

9. Tottered (verb)
walked or moved with unsteady steps

10. Awkward (adj)
without grace in movement or behavior

11. Proclaimed (verb)
announced publicly

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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