The Mysterious Giant The Mysterious Giant Of BarlettaOf Barletta

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. North America

Europe

Can you find Italy on the map of Europe? (Hint: It is shaped like a boot.)

Barletta is located on the coast of Italy. In Barletta is located on the coast of Italy. In 1309, a statue washed up on the shores of 1309, a statue washed up on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. The people of Barletta the Adriatic Sea. The people of Barletta had no idea where the statue came from.had no idea where the statue came from.

How do you think the people of Barletta felt when the statue appeared? Why?

Talk to a partner: What do you think the people did with the statue?

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/tendenze/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?

In the story the town’s people will use the statue to help them solve a problem. What kind of problem could a statue help to solve?

VocabularyVocabulary

giantgiantgiantgiant A giant is a large imaginary creature that

looks like a human

Which of the following is NOT a 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 #1Question #1Question #1Question #1

Explain why you believe that picture does not represent a

giant.

Explain why you believe that picture does not represent a

giant.

mysteriousmysteriousmysteriousmysterious Something that is mysteriousmysterious is

very hard to explain

For example, the statue in Barletta is mysteriousmysterious because nobody knows where it came from or how it got there.

Something that is mysteriousmysterious is very hard to explain

For example, the statue in Barletta is mysteriousmysterious because nobody knows where it came from or how it got there.

Question #2Question #2Question #2Question #2

Think of something that you have read about in another book that is mysteriousmysterious.

Tell me about it.

Think of something that you have read about in another book that is mysteriousmysterious.

Tell me about it.

pedestalpedestalpedestalpedestal A pedestalpedestal is the base that a statue

stands on A pedestalpedestal is the base that a statue

stands on

pedestal

Question #3Question #3Question #3Question #3

Draw the statue of liberty standing on a pedestal.pedestal.

Draw the statue of liberty standing on a pedestal.pedestal.

squaresquare A squaresquare is an open area in the middle

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

of a town.

Question #4Question #4

What could you do in a town squaresquare?

What could you do in a town squaresquare?

weaklingweakling

A weaklingweakling is a person that is not strong

A weaklingweakling is a person that is not strong

Question #5Question #5Question #5Question #5

Would it be easy or hard for a weaklingweakling to build a wall

out of large bricks?

Explain why

Would it be easy or hard for a weaklingweakling to build a wall

out of large bricks?

Explain why

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