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Summer Vacation Presentation
Summer Vacation Presentation
TallTaleWritingandStorytellingProject
Student:________________________________
Aspartofourbacktoschooltheme,wereadHowISpentMySummerVacation.Inthisstory,the
maincharacter,Wallace,spinsatalltaleaboutwhathedidonhissummervacation.
Asanintroductoryproject,youwilltelltheclassastoryaboutsomethingyoudidonyoursummer
vacation.However,youmustexaggerateitintoatalltale.
Forthisproject:
writeabrief(100200words)talltalebasedonarealeventthathappenedthissummer
includethestoryelementsofatalltaleinyournarrative(e.g.,itsbasedonreality,useof
hyperbole,humour,casuallanguage,similes,themaincharacterisalmostsuperhuman).
addthreeormoreimagestoenhancethestory(e.g.,digitalphotos*,clipart)
relatethestorytotheclassinaninterestingandentertainingmanner.
*Dontworryifyoudonthavephotosofyourself.Thephotosneedonlyvisuallycomplementthenarrative.Forexample,if
youplayedXboxalotthissummer,youcanuseaphotoofanXboxfromtheinternet.IfyouwenttoCalypso,findageneric
photoofthewaterpark.Youarealsowelcometostagethephotoafterthefact(maybeexaggeratetheeventthroughtheposed
photo).Dotrytobeuniqueandcreativethough.