1. Narrative Comprehension
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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

2. Goal-Structure Map of The Little Red Hen
2/3 KRA: Comprehension of Narrative Text
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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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Goal-Structure Map of Little Red
2/3 KRA: Comprehension of Narrative Text
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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

6. Goal-Structure Mapping
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