MAKE PREDICTIONS: PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE CHARACTER

A character is a person (or sometimes an animal) who figures in the action of a literary work.
Choose one character from the selection and fill in the chart below based on what you learn
about the character as you read. When you have completed the chart, answer the questions at
the bottom of the page.

Character’s Name: Goldilocks

During Reading
Relationships
Physical Habits/Mannerisms/ Other
with other
Appearance Behavior Characteristics
people
Your description
She’s small, a
of the character
school-age She likes to play A shy child A playful child
at the beginning
of the story child
Your predictions She’s a good Trying to find
for this child, a happy A good child somewhere A happy child
character person peaceful
I think she
I think she’s
She’s shocked doesn’t have
was just
I think she is by how bears any experiences
shocked by
Your analysis of homeless and that’s could actually with animals or
how could
the character the reason why she do those things other people so
bears do such
at the end of came home to the and I think she that’s the
the story things so that’s
house of the Three is not skilled in reason why she
the reason why
Bears. communicating entered the
she never said
with animals. house of the
thank you.
Three Bears.

A static character is a character who does not change during the course of the action. A
dynamic character is one who does change. Answer the following questions after you have
completed the chart above.

1. Is the character you chose static (unchanging) or dynamic (changing)? Explain.

I think the character is dynamic because they never got to know each other. And I think
she was just surprised because of the bears.
2. If the character changes over the course of the selection, what do you think he or she
learns in the course of the change? Explain.
I think it would be how to appreciate animals and how she must know if someone is
living in the house and not eat and even apologize for what she did.
3. Were your predictions correct? Why, or why not?
No, I thought that the bears were her friends or enemies and it would change them or
her but it didn’t turn that way.
USE TEXT ORGANIZATION: MAKING A STORY MAP

A story map charts the main elements of a story. Fill out the story map below as you read a
short story, drama, novel, or narrative poem.

Title of the Selection: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Author of the Selection: Robert Southney
 NAME OF THE MAIN NAME OF THE MAIN
CHARACTER CHARACTER
(PROTAGONIST) (ANTAGONISTS)

GOLDILOCKS THREE BEARS

SETTING MOOD
THE HOUSE OF THE CURIOUS,
BEAR FAMILY SUSPENSEFUL
DURING DAYTIME

CENTRAL CONFLICT
THE CONFLICT IS
THAT GOLDILOCKS BREAKS
INTO A HOUSE SHE SHOULDN'T
BE IN

MAJOR EVENTS IN PLOT

INCITING INCIDENT:

GOLDILOCKS ARRIVES AND ENTERS THE HOUSE UNINVITED

RISING ACTION:

GOLDILOCKS EATS THE PORRIDGE, BREAKS THE CHAIR, AND FALLS ASLEEP IN

BABY BEAR'S BED

CLIMAX OR TURNING POINT:

THE BEARS COME HOME

FALLING ACTION:

THE BEARS DISCOVER THE TRESPASSES AND THEN FIND THE INTERLOPER ASLEEP

IN BABY BEAR'S BED

RESOLUTION/DENOUMENT:

GOLDILOCKS RUNS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND OUT OF THE FOREST, NEVER TO

RETURN AGAIN.

THEME:
THE THEME OF GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS IS TO ALWAYS CONSIDER HOW YOUR ACTIONS MIGHT AFFECT
OTHERS. DUE TO GOLDILOCKS' SELFISHNESS, SHE IS UNABLE TO SEE HOW BREAKING INTO THE BEARS HOUSE AND
USING THEIR THINGS WITHOUT PERMISSION IS DISRESPECTFUL AND RUDE.
FIND A PURPOSE FOR READING: HOW DOES THE AUTHOR COMMUNICATE?
In the chart below, list examples of passages under the appropriate headings to help determine
the author’s primary purpose in writing the selection.

Title of the Selection: Goldilocks and the Three Bear

Author of the Selection: Robert Southney

How Does the Author Communicate?

Sharing a
Informing Telling a story Reflecting Persuading
perspective

The author did a

I think for good way of
By telling the
He was children who persuading,
story, the author It was in a 3rd
informative on would be reading especially if you
did the person’s
how Goldilocks this would are reading this
description well perspective so
looks like and understand it story to children
and the story is
how the events easily and reflect then they will
understandable understandable.
went. to the message definitely listen
by many.
of the story. to the
storyteller.

Summarize how the author communicates ideas.

By how the author communicate through this story is through a third person’s point of view
which is understandable especially this is a children story. Children can picture the situations
easily because the storyteller can act the events and said the lines as if he’s the one who is in
the story. The ideas of the author are unique in a way that every child would give their
attention to the storyteller.
VISUALIZE: CREATE A STORY STRIP
Draw pictures that represent key events in a selection. Then write a caption under each
box that explains each event. Draw the events in the order in which they occurred.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl
named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in
the forest.
After she'd eaten the three bears'
breakfasts, Goldilocks sat in the first chair
to rest.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair and
they've broken it to pieces," cried the Baby
bear.
Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She
knocked and, when no one answered, she
walked right in.
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, she
went upstairs to the bedroom Then she lay
down in the third bed and it was just right.
Goldilocks fell asleep.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and
she's still there!" exclaimed the Baby bear.
door, and ran away into the forest. She never
At the table in the kitchen, there were three
bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She
tasted the porridge from the first bowl.
As she was sleeping, the three
bears came home.
Just then, Goldilocks woke up. She saw the
three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she
jumped up and ran out of the room.
Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the
returned to the home of the three bears.