What’s the Big Idea?

• Why is it important to know the characters, setting, and problem and solution in a story?

Should I Share My Ice Cream?

By: Mo Willems

• Turn to your neighbor and discuss what you think Gerald the Elephant is thinking.

• What did you notice about Gerald’s ice cream?

• What happened to Gerald’s ice cream?

Character

• Who was the main character in the story?• How can we identify the main character?

• Were there other characters in the story?

Setting

• Where is the setting of the story?• How do we know? What details did you see

that helped determine the setting?

Problem and Solution

• Turn to your neighbor and discuss the problem.

Problem

• What was the problem?

Solution

• What was the solution?

• Who remembers what personification mean? Did it happen in this story? Who?