A Tall Tale PowerPoint Presentation

Assignment:  Using Microsoft PowerPoint, create a minimum of five (5) slides:  

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1.) A title slide, which includes:
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The tall tale you have chosen

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Your name

  

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2.) An introduction slide
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This is where you will introduce your tall tale

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Include a picture of your main character

 

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3.) An exaggeration slide which shows an example of an exaggeration or two in your tall tale
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Exaggerate means to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is

bullet Include a picture which represents an exaggeration or two found in your tall tale
  

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4.) A simile slide which shows an example of a simile or two in your tall tale
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A simile is a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

bullet Include a picture which represents a simile or two found in your tall tale
  

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5.) A summary slide which should include information that summarizes your tall tale
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A summary is a presentation of the substance of a body of material in a condensed form or by reducing it to its main points

bullet Include a picture or two that helps summarize your tall tale

  

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