H.J. Alexander Community School

Grade 5



Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Lets write our own FOLKTALE!!!

Writing your own Folktale:

Pick an idea to write about:
·         How did the zebra gets its’ stripes?
·         Why is the moon and sun in the sky?
·         How did the leopard gets its’ spots?
·         How did the giraffe get a long neck?
·         Why does the sun rise in the morning?
·         Why do salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs?
·         How did the elephant get its’ trunk?
·         Why do crocodiles have hard/rough skin?
·         Why does the ostrich stick his head in the ground?
·         Why do fish live in water?
·         How did the cheetah get its’ name?

Stand by for the "shared writing story" that will be published once it is finished!