Text Talk Lesson - Appalachian State University



Text Talk Lesson

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

By A. Wolf

As Told to Jon Scieszka

Illustrated by Lane Smith

Puffin Books, 1996

(Laurel Morris)

Summary: The main characters in this book are the wolf and the first, second, and third pig. This story is not like the original version of The Three Little Pigs, it is the story told from the wolf’s perspective. He goes on to say that the real reason the pig’s houses fell was because of his cold and a sneeze not because he blew them down.

Focus: The focus for this story is to see if it was in fact the traditional version of The Three Little Pigs.

Comments and Questions:

Cover

Show cover and read the title. Ask children if they think that this looks like the same story of The Three Little Pigs. Ask children what happened to the wolf in the original story. Then begin reading the story.

Page 2

1. Who is telling this story? (The wolf, Alexander T. Wolf.)

Page 7

1. What do wolves eat? (The wolf says, cute little animals, like bunnies and sheep and pigs.)

Page 4

1. What is the real story about? (A sneeze and a cup of sugar according to the wolf.)

Page 6

1. What was the wolf making? (A birthday cake)

2. What did he run out of? (Sugar)

Page 8

1. Where did the wolf go? (He walked up the road to ask his neighbor for a cup of sugar so he could finish making his Granny’s birthday cake.)

2. What was the house made of? (The wolf said this pig was dumb and made his house out of straw.)

Page 10

1. What happened when the wolf knocked on the door? (It fell right in because it was so poorly made.)

Page 14

1. Why did the house fall down? (The wolf had a cold and he sneezed.)

Page 16

1. Where did the wolf go next? (He walked to the next house which was the First pig’s brother, the Second pig’s house.)

2. What was his house made of? (This pig was a little smarter; he made his house out of sticks.)

Page 17

1. What did the pig tell the wolf he was doing? (He said for him to leave him alone because he was shaving the hairs on his chinny chin chin.)

Page 19

1. What happened to the Second Pig? (The wolf sneezed and his house fell down and he was dead as a doornail.)

Page 20

1. What did the wolf do with the Second Pig? (He had a second dinner and ate him.)

Page 22

1. What was the Third Pig’s house made of? (The wolf thought this pig must’ve had all the brains because it was made out of brick.)

Page 23-24

1. Why did the wolf get mad? (The Third pig told him his Granny could go sit on a pin.)

2. Who drove up to the Third pig’s house? (The cops came and saw what looked like the wolf trying to break down the pig’s door.)

Page 27

1. What did the news reporters find out about the wolf? (He ate the other two pigs for dinner)

Wrap-up:

Do you believe the wolf’s story, or do you think he is just trying to find a reason to get out of getting in trouble?

Vocabulary:

Framed

Pin

Scene

1. Framed: In the story the wolf says he is framed by the three little pigs. Framed means to make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely. Say the word framed.

Has anyone ever accused you or “framed” you at something you did not do? Get out a piece of paper and write it down.

What’s our word? Framed

2. Pin: In the story, the Third Little Pig told the wolf his old granny could go sit on a pin. Pin is a short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening. Say the word pin.

I am going to use pin in a few sentences. Tell me if I use it the right way by writing yes or no by the sentence.

1) Jason was writing with a blue pin. (no)

2) The pin from my dress was sticking in my leg. (yes)

3) Do you think I could borrow your pin to write my name? (no)

4) Do you have a safety pin? (yes)

What’s our word? Pin

3. Scene: Towards the end of the story the wolf says that he is making a real scene when the cops come. A Scene is something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect; the place where an action or event occur; or the place in which the action of a play, movie, novel, or other narrative occurs; a setting. Say the word scene.

Do you remember your parents ever telling you to not be so loud because you were going to make a “scene?” Explain.

What’s our word? Scene

4. We talked about three words: pin, scene, and framed. Let’s think about them some more.

• The boy was _____ for stealing the pie, even though his brother did it.

• Do you write with a pin or pin things together with it?

• What was your favorite scene from the movie?

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