Story Setting and Events
Who are the characters in this story?
The wolf family (mom, dad, boy wolf), and the boys.
What does complain mean? Use it in a sentence.
Complain means to express discontentment with something.
Example sentence: The wolf complained about his dinner each night.
What is the boy wolf's problem in this story?
He hates his parents dinners and wants to eat something different. (Boy).
What is the first event in the story?
The wolf family is eating dinner, and the boy wolf complains to his parents.
What is the setting of this story?
The setting is the wolves' cave.
What does ignore mean? Use it in a sentence.
Ignore means to not listen to someone or something.
Sample sentence: The boy wolf's parents ignored him, because they were tired of his tricks.
How many times does the boy wolf trick his parents?
Two times.
What happens next in the story?
The wolf boy tells his parents he wishes to have boy for dinner.
What did the wolves eat for dinner instead of the planned dinners? (Once the food had spoiled)
(Bonus 100 points if you can name the snack food.)
They ate snack food.
(Chipmunks & dip)
What does the word mischievous mean? Use it in a sentence.
Mischievous means to be sneaky or a trickster.
Sample sentence: The boy wolf was mischievous with his parents.
Why do the parents ignore the boy wolf the third time?
The dad saw the boy wolf on the phone telling his friend he didn't have to eat dinner again, and that he would keep tricking his parents.
What does the boy wolf do to solve his problem of eating horrible dinners? Use as much detail as possible.
He comes up with a plan to trick his parents. He tells them he saw a boy and they go searching for one. When they come back, the dinner is ruined and they have to eat snacks instead.
What were the boys doing when the boy wolf found them?
They were camping or doing boy scout activities.
What does crept mean? Use it in a sentence.
Crept means to slowly, sneakily walk by.
The boy crept into the wolves' cave.
What is the lesson the wolf boy learned in the story?
He learned that lying or tricking people is wrong. He also learned to be thankful for the food he already had.
What is the resolution of the story?
The boy wolf's parents tell him that he will not complain anymore and eat what they serve him for dinner. He even grows to like the food.
The boy wolf never cried wolf again.
Worth 1,000
Why is it important for us to read a story and then talk about the order of events in the story?
It helps you all become better writers. In 2nd grade you will be writing even more and practicing this will help you be a stronger writer.
You will use first, next, then, last to write paragraphs year.