Blame it on
the Wolf
Genre: Drama
Author’s Purpose: Entertain
Comprehension Skill: Compare & Contrast
By: Douglas Love
Compiled by Terry Sams, Piedmont
Summary
This play lets the wolf tell his side of the
story. What really happened with the three little
pigs? Did the wolf threaten them as some
say? And did the wolf really go after Little Red
Riding Hood's grandma? Could it be that the
Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood have
misunderstood him? In this play, a jury hears
testimony from the three pigs, Little Red, and
others, and learns that there are always two sides
to a story!.
Genre - Drama
A drama is a play that has a cast of
characters. The author of a play is called
a playwright. It is usually performed on a
stage in a theater before an audience. It
will have a setting. The dialogue tells
what the actors say. A drama has stage
directions that tell the actors how to
interpret the speeches or move around
the stage.
Comprehension Skill:
Compare and Contrast
Compare is to tell how two things are
alike.
 Contrast is to tell how two things are
different.
 Use their comparisons to look for meaning
and author’s purpose
 Clue words such as like or as show
comparisons.
 Clue words such as but, instead, and
unlike show contrasts.
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Compare and Contrast “The Three Little Pigs”
Pig’s Version
Wolf’s Version
Characters: Wolf, 3 pigs
Characters:
Setting: brick house
Setting:
How it starts: Wolf at door,
yelling to come in.
How it starts:
What happens next:
What happens next:
How it ends:
How it ends:
Comprehension Skill Review: Theme
 The theme of a story is what the author
wants us to learn from the story.
It is the story’s “big idea”.
Most stories do not tell what the “big idea” is.
Readers need to find it themselves.
A good way to find the theme is to ask:
What does the author want me to learn
from this story?
Practice Theme
There
are always two sides to a story.
Pigs don’t listen very well.
Wolves are nice.
Which sentence is the theme for Blame
it on the Wolf?
Why do you think this theme makes
sense?
Vocabulary Strategies –
Unfamiliar Words
•When you read, you may come across
a word you do not know.
•To figure out the meaning of the
unfamiliar word, look for clues in the
sentences or paragraph around it.
•A clue might be found in specific
details or examples given near the
unknown word.
•You can also use a dictionary to clarify
word meanings.
Research Skill –
Evaluate Reference Sources pg. 383j
There are many sources you can use to
find information. You can use books,
magazines, encyclopedias, videotapes,
audiotapes, CD-ROMs, and even the
Internet.
 When you evaluate references sources,
you decide which sources are reliable and
up-to-date, and which are most useful for
your purposes.
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Types of Reference Materials
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Encyclopedias
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Internet
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Videos
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Dictionaries
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Newspapers
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How to Books
Biography Books
Weekly Fluency Check Read with Expression
 Model or review ways to read with expression, for
example, reading play dialogue with attention to
how the characters should speak.
 When reading a play with others, each reader
should think about how their character might speak
his or her lines.
 Dialogue should sound like conversation rather than
words being read from a page.
 Each character should react to what the other
characters are saying.
Rhythm and Cadence
 Read
aloud the bird’s dialogue on page
377, starting with “It’s falling! It’s
falling!”
 This should sound like a poem because
the words have rhythm and rhyme.
They flow from one line to the next.
 Rhythm creates a beat, as in music, for
the words. Fast rhythm can make the
words sound light and happy. Slow
rhythm can make it sad and serious.
Read to Find Out -
Pg. 362-373
1.What is the setting of the first
scene?
2.What is the wolf trying to do
in this story?
3. Who decides the wolf is
innocent or guilty?
4.How are the pigs’ and wolf’s
stories different?
Read to Find Out –
Pg. 374-383
1. What did the animals do that effected
the outcome of the story?
2. Which character in the story is most
different from the others?
3. How are Auntie Pot Pie and Big Red
related?
4. What proves that the wolf is not guilty?
5. What is a moral that can be learned
from this story?
Writing Assignment
Choose one of the following and write as
directed.
•Create a wanted poster for Wolf. Be sure
to include a description of the criminal as
well as the list of crimes and possible
rewards for his capture.
•What happens to Auntie Pot Pie after Wolf’
trial? Is she charged with a crime? Write a
story telling what happens to her after the
trial is over.
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Reading Test
Spelling Test
Words to Know
character
courtroom
guilty
evidence
rescued
More Words to Know
appalling
defendant
verdict
witness
wolflike
character
a
person or animal
in a book, play, film,
story, or poem
courtroom
the
room in which courts
of law meet
facts;
evidence
proof
guilty
having
done wrong
rescued
saved
appalling
filling
with horror or fear
defendant
a
person against whom a
charge is brought in court
verdict
the
decision of a jury
witness
a
person who takes an oath of
truth in a court of law
wolflike
similar
to a wolf
The trial took
place in the
courtroom.
The trial took place
in the courtroom.
The wolf is my
favorite character.
The wolf is
my favorite
character.
The defendant
was found guilty
of the crime.
The defendant
was found guilty
of the crime.
The dog let out
a wolflike cry.
The dog let out
a wolflike cry.
The lawyer
presented the
evidence to the
jury.
The lawyer
presented the
evidence
to the jury.
The verdict of the
jury was not
guilty.
The verdict of the
jury was not
guilty.
She pled guilty
to the crime.
She pled guilty to
the crime.
Each pig was
called to be a
witness against
the wolf.
Each pig was
called to be a
witness against
the wolf.
Charlie was rescued
by the fireman.
Charlie was
rescued by the
fireman.
Chicken Little said
he was so
frightened, it was
appalling!
Chicken Little said
he was so
frightened, it
was appalling!
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Contractions
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doesn’t
I’ll
Spelling Words
Contractions
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it’s
shouldn’t
they’d
we’ve
that’s
they’ll
he’d
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you’d
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