Big Bad Wolf Speaks Out - Comprehension Pack PDF

STAGE 4 Unit focus: Persuasive Texts Text focus: Monologue Big Bad Wolf Speaks Out I have come to speak to you today in the hope that I can persuade you to change your mind about me and my kind...

STAGE 4 Unit focus: Persuasive Texts Text focus: Monologue Big Bad Wolf Speaks Out I have come to speak to you today in the hope that I can persuade you to change your mind about me and my kind. For far too long, we wolves have been painted as the baddies. You call us the Big Bad Wolves and, to be quite honest, it hurts. We’ve tried to just ignore all those lies you tell – we really have - but enough is enough. It’s time you heard our side of the story. Let’s begin with that unfortunate incident of those three little pigs. You like to blame us for what happened to those houses. ‘Those poor innocent little piggies!’ you cry. But none of you stop to consider whether they weren’t just a little bit foolish to build their houses out of such flimsy materials. I mean – straw is great for many things - stables or straw hats to name just two. But as a building material? Useless! I could sit here and make up some story about what happened. Maybe I was whistling to myself or it was just an enormous sneeze that blew the houses down. But that wouldn’t be strictly true. I did huff and puff and I did blow them down. I meant to do it in fact. Someone had to teach those piggies a lesson about safe housebuilding techniques. If I hadn’t done it, the next gust of wind would have blown those houses down anyway and who knows which innocent passer-by would have been caught in the devastation. No harm was done in the end. They learnt their lesson: that third little pig had the sense to use bricks a er all. (And no – I did not eat the pigs. That bit was just plain lies. A er all, I’d just eaten my breakfast.) Then, of course, there was that unfortunate incident of that little girl. The one in red. What was her name? Oh yes, Little Red Riding Hood. Now this one makes me a teensy bit angry. The silly girl was all alone in that deep dark wood. I graciously offered to escort her but she wasn’t having any of it. She was too busy weaving this way and that picking flowers. Instead, I ran ahead to alert her grandmother of the danger she was in. When I arrived, the house was empty. I was a bit tired a er my run so I thought I would lie down and take a nap while I waited to make sure the girl arrived safely. She did and we had a nice chat about all resources ©2023 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com my teeth and ears and then all of a sudden, I’m being attacked by a woodcutter and accused of eating grandma. She was, as you later discovered, at bingo. And still – I’m the villain?! Outrageous. These are just two examples of the way you humans have tried to label us wolves as vandals or killers. We’re not. We’re actually very nice, as you’d know if you took the time to get to know us. So, we beg of you: halt this Big Bad Wolf nonsense and leave us in peace. Enough is enough. EXPLANATION FOCUS 1. How does the wolf want the audience to feel in the introduction? 2. What is the wolf’s point of view of the pigs? 3. I graciously offered to escort her but she wasn’t having any of it. What does the wolf want us to think about him based on this sentence? 4. Now this one makes me a teensy bit angry. How else does the wolf show his anger in this paragraph? 5. How is the conclusion similar to the introduction? VIPERS QUESTIONS I What voice might the wolf use for this sentence: ‘Those poor innocent little piggies!’ you cry. V What does flimsy mean? R What two reasons does the wolf give for blowing the piggy’s house down? R Where was grandma when the wolf arrived? V What is a vandal? all resources ©2023 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com