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Wheel of Fantasy: Game on Language in The Jack Tales | |
by Rebecca Woodrun
In 1988-89 Rebecca Woodrun was a librarian at Edgemont Elementary School in Covington, VA. The game Woodrun created is reprinted with permission from Journey Through Fantasy Literature: A Resource Guide for Teachers. Vol. I. Ed. Roberta T. Herrin. Developed during a Teachers Institute sponsored by East Tennessee State University and the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1988-89. For questions or comments on this page, or to submit additional ideas or examples from your classes, contact Tina L. Hanlon.
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The object of this game is to help students recognize the meanings of colloquial language through context clues from The Jack Tales by Richard Chase. Students guess consonant letters to earn points for their team. They may guess vowels, but do not receive points for them.
Make a circle covered with freezer paper, waxed side out. Divide the circle into twelve sections, numbering points in each section. Cut a point counter from heavy cardboard and attach to wheel with a large rivet. Use chalkboard to draw in blanks representing letters. Spin the counter to assign points for each correct answer.
Answers
are given below the following 10 clues. Select other expressions
from the folktales if you need more clues.
CLUE: Jack is
standing on earth that has never been plowed.
1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: A large
valley situated between two large mountains.
2. _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: Jack got mad
at the giant. (3 words)
3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: Jack visited
a young lady. (2 words)
4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: Jack's answer
to "How are you doing?" (3 words)
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: A piece of
bread baked in the coals of a fireplace. (2 words)
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: What the witch cats
said to Jack while he was cooking dinner. (2 words)
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: Jack visited
his uncle several miles away. How far did it seem? (3 words)
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: Jack has
eaten too much. (2 words)
9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CLUE: A small
depression in the side of the mountain.
10. _ _ _ _
1. newground
2. hollow
3. raised his hackles
4. went courting
5. about like common
6. ash cake
7. sop doll
8. right smart distance
9. plumb foundered
10. swag
See also
Resources on Appalachian Dialects
Complete List of AppLit Pages on Folklore
Exercise on Appalachian Language in Jack and the Three Sillies
Study Guides for Jack Tale Players
This page's last update: 12/5/03
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