Narrative Comprehension I CAN READ!!! Character-A person or animal in the story. Attempts-Different ways that the character tries to get what he/she wants. Outcome-If the character does or does not achieve his/her goal Goal-Something that the character wants

Goal-Structure Map of The Little Red Hen 2/3 KRA: Comprehension of Narrative Text Slide 2 Goal-Structure Map of The Little Red Hen The Other Animals (Cat, Dog, and Mouse) The Little Red Hen To teach the others a lesson To keep from helping To eat the cake To get some help Asks for help to plant the wheat Makes the cake herself Won’t help plant the wheat Come into the kitchen Asks for help to cut the wheat Asks who will eat the cake Won’t help cut the wheat Say they will eat the cake Asks for help to take the wheat to the mill Says that she will eat the cake herself Won’t help take the wheat to the mill No Asks for help to make the flour into a cake Won’t help make the cake Yes No Yes ©2007 Kansas Reading Academy

Goal-Structure Mapping 2/3 KRA: Comprehension of Narrative Text Slide 3 Goal-Structure Mapping Main character Goals Attempts to reach goal Outcome Relationships (Sundbye, 1998) ©2007 Kansas Reading Academy

Goal Structure Mapping Jobs Writer-Writes on the map Artist-Draws the shapes and uses the colors (goal-green circle, attempts-yellow rectangles, and outcomes-red triangles) Map Guiders-Suggests what to put on the map Book Defender-Goes to the book to defend From Kansas Reading Academy, 2007

Goal-Structure Map of Little Red 2/3 KRA: Comprehension of Narrative Text Slide 5 Goal-Structure Map of Little Red enemy Little Red (Thomas) Wolf To have Grandma for a tasty snack To have Little Red for a tasty snack Visit grandma and bring her treats Not to get eaten by the wolf Offered Wolf ginger ale Stole Little Red’s coat Skipped along the path to Grandma’s house Dressed up like Grandma Went to Grandma’s house Threw empty ginger-ale keg at the Wolf Told Little Red he wanted to eat him Swallowed Grandma Stopped to pick apples Offered Wolf all the ginger ale he wanted No No Yes Yes From Kansas Reading Academy, 2007 ©2007 Kansas Reading Academy

Goal-Structure Mapping Why is this important to know? When might I use goal structure mapping?