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

2. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Main Idea:

3. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Main Idea: A poor little rat named Rodney (Wodney) is always picked on in school until one day, he becomes a hero.

4. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Universal Theme:

5. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Universal Theme: Bullying is the wrong thing to do

6. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Universal Theme: Bullying is the wrong thing to do Sometimes the hero is someone that nobody expected

7. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Universal Theme: Bullying is the wrong thing to do Sometimes the hero is someone that nobody expected Golden Rule: Don’t pick on someone else, because one day it could happen to you

8. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Setting:

9. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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.

10. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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)

11. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Major Characters:

12. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Major Characters: Wodneyshy 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

13. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Major Characters: Camilla CapybaraConfident 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

14. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Major Events:

15. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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.

16. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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.

17. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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.

18. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Climax: Put a Star next to the main event that is the Climax of the Story.

19. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Conflict:

20. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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.

21. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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

22. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Conflict: Person vs. Self The conflict is for Wodney to gain some self-confidence and stand up for himself which he does against Camilla.

23. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map Resolution:

24. Hooway for Wodney Rat! Story Map 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.