The Three Little Pigs - Plot Diagram

What is the exposition?

• The three little pigs leave Mother Pig's house and go their separate ways to find building supplies.

• Mother Pig informs them they must leave home and built strong houses because of the big, bad wolf.

• The second little pig goes back to Mother Pig's house for a visit.

• The first little pig meets a farmer and gets a big bundle of straw that he uses to build his house.

Select an event that happens in the rising action.

• The big bad wolf blows down the house of straw and eats the first pig.

• The wolf comes down the chimney.

• The third pig lives happily ever after in her little brick house.

• This story does not have any rising action.

Select an event for the rising action.

• The third pig has wolf stew for supper after he falls into the boiling water.

• The second little pig builds a house of wood.

• Their mother tells them to build a good and strong house because of the wolf.

• Their mother warns them to NEVER let the bad old wolf inside.

What is the climax?

• The three little pigs say goodbye to their mother and begin their own homes.

• The big bad wolf huffed and puffed and blew in the house of sticks.

• The big bad wolf gets frustrated and jumps down the chimney to get the third pig.

• The big bad wolf invites the third little pig to a fair in town.

Which event is the falling action?

• The big bad wolf falls into the pot of water.

• The big bad wolf jumps down the chimney.

• The big bad wolf climbed on the roof of the brick house.

• The third little pig hides in the butter churn barrel.

What is another name for exposition?

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• Introduction

When does the rising action occur in a story?

• Before the exposition

• Before the climax/turning point

• After the climax/turning point

• After the resolution

What is the resolution?

• The second little pig builds his house out of sticks he received from campers.

• The thrid little pig builds his house from bricks he received from builders.

• The big bad wolf tells the third little pig where he can find some delicious apples.

• The big bad wolf's life ended, the little pig had him for dinner, and lived happily ever after.

What genre is "The Three Little Pigs?"

• Informational Text

• Historical ficiton

• Classic or Traditional Literature

• Biography

  Autobiography

  Memior

Selct the best theme or message the author wanted you to learn from "The Three Little Pigs."

• Don't ask for help unless you really need it.

• Cooperation is the key to success.

• Money can not buy happiness.

• Doing something the right way pays off in the end.