Stellaluna Character Response 1

What are major events in a story?

• The lessons learned from the story.

• When and where a story takes place.

• The most important moments in a story.

What are challenges in a story?

• Contests the characters compete in.

• Something that causes problems for the character.

• What the characters say and do in a story.

What does it mean to make an inference?

• To use clues and what you know to figure out something about the story that the author doesn't tell you.

• To make a guess about what is going to happen next in a story.

• To write down information learned about a story.

What is a way we can figure out how characters respond to major events and challenges?

• Look at what the characters eat and drink during a major event and challenge.

• Look at what the characters do, think, feel, and say during a major event and challenge.

• Look at what the characters name, birthday, and favorite color are during a major event and challenge.

How did Stellaluna respond when an owl knocked her into the air?

• She tightly grabbed onto a branch, felt cold and scared, and said "Mother, Where are you?".

• She fell onto the ground of the forest, felt sad, and said "Ouch, I hurt my wing."

• She flew to the nearest cave, felt worried and confused, and said "This cave is safe to sleep in".

How did Stellaluna respond when she fell into a birds nest?

• She left immediately when she realized she was in a birds nest.

• She began to behave like a bird by sleeping during the night time, eating bugs, and by NOT hanging by her feet.

• She asked the birds "Have you seen my mom?".

How did Stellaluna respond when she found her mom?

• She flew away, felt mad and confused, and said "You're not my mom".

• She ate some bugs, felt tired and sick, and said "I have to get back to the birds nest."

• She hugged her mom, felt happy and excited, and said "You escaped the owl? You survived?".

How did Stellaluna respond when she realizes that the 3 birds can't fly at night?

• She tried to save them but couldn't, felt sad, and said "It's all my fault, I thought they could fly at night."

• She got their mom to help save them, felt embarrassed, and said "I'm sorry I will never come back here again."

• She grabbed the birds and lifted them to a tree, felt relieved, and said "We're safe."