Story Grammar Elements
Who is the main character in the story?
Big Al
How many friends did Big Al have in the beginning of the story?
None
Which would be trusting... believing in someone or disliking someone? Why?
Trusting would be believing in someone. Why would you believe someone you trust?
Why did Big Al try to disguise himself throughout the book?
He disguised himself because he thought that if he didn't look scary, the fish would like him.
Big Al was lonely because
Big Al was lonely because he didn't have any friends.
Where does the story take place?
Wide blue sea
Why doesn't Big Al have any friends?
Big Al doesn't have friends because he looks big and scary.
Which could you expect... to walk on the ceiling or the mail carrier to deliver mail? Why?
You would expect the mail carrier to deliver mail because it happens every day.
Why did the other fish swim away from Big Al?
He looked different from the other fish and that frightened them.
Big Al was lonely so
Big Al was lonely so he worked at making friends.
Big Al wants friends.
Why does Big Al want friends?
He feels lonely.
Who would be clumsy, someone who often bumps into things or a ballet dancer?
A clumsy person would bump into things.
Why did Big Al have friends at the end of the story?
He had friends because he was very brave and saved the fish.
Big Al tried to make friends, but
Big Al tried to make friends, but his plans didn't work.
What is Big Al's plan to make friends?
He tries to disguise himself to change how he looks.
How did Big Al feel when he saw the fish get caught in the net?
He felt angry that the fish were trapped.
The _____ truck was too big to fit in a parking place.
a. clumsy b. congenial c. tremendous
The tremendous truck was too big to fit in a spot.
The setting is where the story takes place. In this story, the setting is the ocean. Why is this important to what happens in the story?
Big Al became angry when
Big Al became angry when he saw the little fish captured in a net.
He rescues the smaller fish from the fishing net.
Why does the fishermen take one look at Al and throw him back into the sea?
He looked different.
Who would be determined, the person who knocked over a stack of bowls or the artist who finished painting a big stack of bowls?
The person who finished painting a big stack of bowls.
At the end of the book, the fish were grateful that Big Al saved them. I know that because the author wrote that the fish talked about the "huge, wonderful fish that had saved them."
The fishermen threw Big Al back into the ocean because he looked different.