Drafting a Pourquoi Story

Yesterday, you created an outline for your pourquoi story. Today, expand your ideas to write the full story.

Planning a Pourquoi Story

Yesterday, you developed three or four ideas for writing a pourquoi story of your own. Now, plan a story outline.

Developing Ideas for Writing

Today, you will generate ideas for writing your own pourquoi story. Your goal is to jot down as many different ideas as you can.

Pourquoi Stories

The world is an amazing home. Nature surrounds us with beauty and wonder. In ancient times, people tried to explain the wonders of nature with stories.

Retelling a Trickster Story

Today, choose one of the trickster stories listed below to read and respond to.

Tricksters Tales

Many different cultures around the world have traditional stories that feature a character called a “trickster”. To learn more, read the article Have you ever read a trickster tale? from CBC Kids.

Traditional Stories - Fables

A fable is a traditional story that is often used to teach a moral lesson (e.g. a lesson about how we should treat other people).

Traditional Stories - Legends

A traditional story is a story that has been told and re-told for many years. In fact, they are re-told so often that almost everyone knows them!