The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The THEME of a story is the moral message or lesson.

^{Some examples of author's theme or message are:}

^{Love Honesty Fairness Loyalty Family Friendship}

What was the main problem in the story?

• The boy would lie and yell "wolf" because he thought it was funny.

• The boy would play with his video games when the wolf was calling him.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What lesson does the boy learn?

• The boy learned to play with the wolf.

• The boy learned not to yell

• The boy learned not to lie and to only ask for help when he needed it.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The theme in this story is?

• Love

• Honesty

• Family

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Sequence is the order of the story.

What happened in the beginning of this story?

• The boy woke up

• The boy is bored and cries "wolf"

• The boys mom cooked breakfast

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

Sequence is the order of the story.

What happened in the middle of the story?

• The villagers come to help but get angry when they find out the boy is lying.

• The boy took a nap.

• The wolf came to find the boy.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

Sequence is the order of the story.

What happened in the end of the story?

• When there really is a wolf, no one comes to help.

• Everyone came to help the boy

• People laughed and joked about the wolf

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What cause goes with this effect?

• The boy is bored.

• The wolf is bored

• He cries out "wolf!"

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Which effect goes with the cause?

• No one comes to help when the wolf actually comes.

• Everyone goes to help the boy every time he cries "wolf!"

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3