Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Story Title: Hooway for Rodney Rat!

Hooway for Wodney Rat!Story Map

Story Title:

Hooway for Rodney Rat!


Main Idea:


Main Idea:

A poor little rat named Rodney (Wodney) is always picked on in school until one day, he becomes a hero.


Universal Theme:


Universal Theme:

Bullying is the wrong thing to do


Universal Theme:


Sometimes the hero is someone that nobody

expected


Universal Theme:


Sometimes the hero is someone that nobody

expected

Golden Rule: Don’t pick on someone else, because one day it could happen to you


Setting:


Setting:

WHEN: It is hard to tell whether the story took place in the past, present, or future. It could really be any one of them.


Setting:

WHEN: It is hard to tell whether the story took place in the past, present, or future. It could really be any one of them.

WHERE: The story took place at P.S. 142 Elementary School for Rodents(NOTE: P.S. stands for Public School. Some states

like New York number their schools this way)


Major Characters:


Major Characters:Wodney shy

picked on

can’t pronounce his Rs

smaller than the other rodents

no self-confidence

protagonist (main character)

becomes the hero through a plot twist


Major Characters:Camilla Capybara Confident

mean (a bully)

loud and obnoxious

wants to be the center of attention

larger than the other rodents

antagonist (villain)

changes the balance of bullying at the school

gets a taste of her own medicine in the end


Major Events:


Major Events:

1. The other rodents make fun of Wodney because he can’t pronounce his Rs.

2. A new student named Camilla shows up and is mean, rude, and bullies everyone.

3. Camilla dominates the class not giving anyone else a chance to participate.


Major Events:

4. The teacher picks Wodney to lead the daily game of Simon Says.

5. Camilla misunderstands all of Wodney’s directions.

6. The other rodents begin to laugh at Camilla and see that she is not so smart.


Major Events:

7. Wodney tricks Camilla into leaving by telling everyone to “Go West”.

8. Wodney becomes a hero and the other rodents stop teasing him and like him.


Climax:

Put a Star next to the main event that is the Climax of the Story.


Conflict:


Conflict:

Person vs. Person

The conflict is actually between all of the students of P.S. 142 Elementary

School for Rodents and the new bully, Camilla.


Conflict:

Person vs. Person

The conflict is actually between all of the students of P.S. 142 Elementary

School for Rodents and the new bully, Camilla.

OR


Conflict:

Person vs. Self

The conflict is for Wodney to gain some

self-confidence and stand up for himself which he does against Camilla.


Resolution:


Resolution:

The conflict in the story is solved when Camilla, who thinks she is so smart, misunderstands Wodney’s directions during Simon Says and is tricked into leaving P.S. 142 forever by “Going West” instead of taking a rest.

Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Story Title: Hooway for Rodney Rat!

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