Patrick, a 7^th grader in Stacy’s class

Use short phrases to record important ideas about the main and other important characters, as well as setting problem, big events, and solution. List one idea on each numbered line. You may not need all of the lines.

Book / Story title: Little Rid Riding Hood

1. going to grandma’s
2. very gullible
3. is tricked by a wolf
4. cut open wolf
5. mom tells her to go
6. wolf ate grandma
7. wolf ate Red Riding Hood and dressed as the grandma
8. she is distracted by the flowers
9. Huntsman rescued RRH and G
10. bringing food and cake
11. grandma had made the cloak
12. learns a lesson

Cross out any ideas that are not important to the overall story. Now, combine the ideas that are left!

Use these ideas to write a summary. Be sure your first sentence includes the title of the story, the author and a general, overall statement about the story.

Red Riding Hood, by the Brothers Grimm, is the story of a girl who learns the dangers of not listening to her mother. When sent to deliver goodies to Grandma, Red is tricked by a wolf and is distracted from her job. While Red is picking flowers the wolf eats Grandma and disguises himself as her. When Red arrives she is eaten, as well. Luckily, a huntsman arrives and saves them both from the wolf’s belly.

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