The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Point of View (RL 5.6)

Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

Annotations: ​The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Directions: Use your annotations to answer the following questions.

1. Who is the narrator?

a. One of the little pigs
b. The big bad wolf
c. The little pig’s mother
d. A narrator outside of the story

2. What point of view is this story told in?

a. 1st person
b. 2nd person
c. 3rd person limited
d. 3rd person omniscient

3. What is a different in this novel’s point of view when the wolf went to the first house?

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4. Which details in the text excerpt does the narrator use to show that the wolf should be

​ ne ​details in the excerpt below.

considered trustworthy? Underline o

And you’re not going to believe it, but this guy’s house fell down just like his

brother’s.

When the dust cleared, there was the Second Little Pig - dead as a doornail. Wolf’s

honor.

5. How does the Third Little Pig feel about the wolf?
a. Adores him
b. Warns him
c. Does not trust him
d. Wants to be his friend
6. Select all of the evidence that shows how the Third LIttle Pig feels about the wolf:
a. “Talk about impolite!”
b. “Get out of here, Wolf.”
c. “Don’t bother me again.”
d. “What a pig!”
e. “And your old granny can sit on a pin!”

7. “Wolf’s honor” is a word that you may not know. Using the narrator and speaker’s point of
view in the textual excerpt, what was meant when the wolf said, “Wolf’s honor”?

And you’re not going to believe it, but this guy’s house fell down just like his
brother’s.
When the dust cleared, there was the Second Little Pig - dead as a doornail. Wolf’s
honor.
a. The wolf was not telling the truth.
b. The wolf was lying to the readers of this story.
c. The wolf was trying to make his story sound better.
d. The wolf was saying that he promises this was the true story.

8. Which emotions does the narrator convey (show) through the author’s use of first-person

point of view?

What does this question mean? (To me, that question is super confusing!)

Put the question in your own words:__________________________________________

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9. Identify ​two e
​ motions the characters feel in the book and then select o
​ ne​ detail from the text

to support each emotion. Complete the graphic organizer.

Emotion Textual Evidence