The Mysterious Giant Of Barletta

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The Mysterious Giant Of Barletta
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The Mysterious Giant of Barletta takes place long
ago in the small town of Barletta, Italy. Italy
is far away from the United States on the
continent of Europe.
Europe
North America
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Can you find Italy on the map of Europe? (Hint
It is shaped like a boot.)
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Barletta is located on the coast of Italy. In
1309, a statue washed up on the shores of the
Adriatic Sea. The people of Barletta had no idea
where the statue came from.
How do you think the people of Barletta felt when
the statue appeared? Why?
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Talk to a partner What do you think the people
did with the statue?
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The people of Barletta stood the statue in the
middle of their town for everyone to see. They
call him Giant. Even today the people in Barletta
love the statue. Click here to see the real
statue standing in Barletta. http//www.take.it/te
ndenze/pagpers/alberto/barletta.htm Look how much
larger the statue is than the man! Do you
understand why the people call him a giant? What
other words can we use to describe the size of
the statue?
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In the story the towns people will use the
statue to help them solve a problem. What kind
of problem could a statue help to solve?
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Vocabulary
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giant

• A giant is a large imaginary creature that looks
  like a human
• Which of the following is NOT a giant?

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Question 1

• Explain why you believe that picture does not
  represent a giant.

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mysterious

• Something that is mysterious is very hard to
  explain
• For example, the statue in Barletta is
  mysterious because nobody knows where it came
  from or how it got there.

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Question 2

• Think of something that you have read about in
  another book that is mysterious. Tell me about
  it.

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pedestal

• A pedestal is the base that a statue stands on

pedestal
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Question 3

• Draw the statue of liberty standing on a pedestal.

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square

• A square is an open area in the middle of a town.

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Question 4

• What could you do in a town square?

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weakling

• A weakling is a person that is not strong

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Question 5

• Would it be easy or hard for a weakling to build
  a wall out of large bricks?
• Explain why

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Way to go!!! Give yourself a pat on the back.
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Oops.try again.