The Three Little PigsThe Three Little PigsIt’s All About Perspective It’s All About Perspective

Reading, Brainstorming, Reading, Brainstorming, WritingWriting• After After carefully carefully reading both versions reading both versions

of “The Three Little Pigs”, I want you of “The Three Little Pigs”, I want you to make a T-Chart of all the to make a T-Chart of all the factsfacts you you can find to support either the wolf’s can find to support either the wolf’s guilt, or innocence.guilt, or innocence.

• Assigning of rolesAssigning of roles• ReportReport• PresentationPresentation

Learning Goal:Learning Goal:

• Your goal is to be able to read a piece Your goal is to be able to read a piece of writing while keeping in mind that of writing while keeping in mind that the author may or may not be coming the author may or may not be coming from a certain from a certain perspective, perspective, and that, and that, paired with your own knowledge that is paired with your own knowledge that is fact and that which you have fact and that which you have experienced, can draw your own experienced, can draw your own conclusions and begin to form your conclusions and begin to form your own perspectives. own perspectives.

GuiltyGuilty InnocentInnocent

The author states in The author states in the traditional version the traditional version that the wolf is “big that the wolf is “big and bad”and bad”

The wolf states in his The wolf states in his version that he is in version that he is in fact not “big and fact not “big and bad”, that came from bad”, that came from the media who the media who mistakenly saw him mistakenly saw him in a rage.in a rage.

Your Role…Your Role…

• Depending on the role you have been assigned, you need to Depending on the role you have been assigned, you need to prepare for the trial of prepare for the trial of The State of SarkaThe State of Sarka versus versus Ms. WolfMs. Wolf. . Ms. Wolf will be determined to be either guilty or innocent, Ms. Wolf will be determined to be either guilty or innocent, based on the based on the factual evidence that is presented at the trial.factual evidence that is presented at the trial. You can only present evidence at the trial that is You can only present evidence at the trial that is concretely concretely fact (accurate and precise) fact (accurate and precise) from the stories that you have from the stories that you have read, or, you can point out blatant discrepancies. You also read, or, you can point out blatant discrepancies. You also will gain knowledge from speaking to those involved in the will gain knowledge from speaking to those involved in the case: specialists, pigs,case: specialists, pigs,

wolf, etc. When the trial takes place,wolf, etc. When the trial takes place,

you will need to be able to defend whatyou will need to be able to defend what

you say, and be prepared to counter you say, and be prepared to counter

discrepant evidence. Good luck, Ms. Wolf.discrepant evidence. Good luck, Ms. Wolf.

GoalGoal

• To obtain evidence from reading, and determining what To obtain evidence from reading, and determining what text contains bias and what does not.text contains bias and what does not.

• To speak and listen in a complex, appropriate, and detailed To speak and listen in a complex, appropriate, and detailed manner.manner.

• To work collaboratively with a group of people to reach a To work collaboratively with a group of people to reach a goal.goal.

• To separate fact from speculation.To separate fact from speculation.

• To be creative enough to “piggy back” (no pun intended), To be creative enough to “piggy back” (no pun intended), fact with your own opinion.fact with your own opinion.

WolfWolf

• Your role is to get yourself out of Your role is to get yourself out of trouble! Look back closely at what it trouble! Look back closely at what it was you said, or what was said about was you said, or what was said about you, and work closely with the you, and work closely with the defence team to formulate a plan at defence team to formulate a plan at trial. Keep very detailed notes so trial. Keep very detailed notes so that when the trial comes up, you that when the trial comes up, you have your facts straight!have your facts straight!

PigsPigs

• Your role is to convict the wolf. Re-Your role is to convict the wolf. Re-read the versions carefully and read the versions carefully and document closely all the evidence document closely all the evidence that supports jailing the wolf. Work that supports jailing the wolf. Work closely with the prosecution team to closely with the prosecution team to formulate a plan for trial!formulate a plan for trial!

LawyersLawyers

• Prosecution: Work closely with the Prosecution: Work closely with the pigs to gather and form a “case” pigs to gather and form a “case” against the wolf.against the wolf.

• Defence: Work closely with the wolf Defence: Work closely with the wolf to gather and form a “case” for their to gather and form a “case” for their innocence.innocence.

JuryJury

• You should not be coming in to the trial You should not be coming in to the trial with any pre-determined perspective on the with any pre-determined perspective on the wolf’s fate. You may speak with specialists, wolf’s fate. You may speak with specialists, lawyers, the judge, and discuss among lawyers, the judge, and discuss among yourselves theyourselves the

evidence at hand,evidence at hand,

but you may not speakbut you may not speak

with the wolf or thewith the wolf or the

pigs.pigs.

JudgeJudge

• Your role as judge is to determine how Your role as judge is to determine how guilty the wolf is, if he is guilty at all! You guilty the wolf is, if he is guilty at all! You will hand the wolf their sentence if they will hand the wolf their sentence if they are proven to be guilty.are proven to be guilty.You should prepare,You should prepare,listen in, and ask listen in, and ask questions but you questions but you can not add your owncan not add your ownopinion.opinion.

SpecialistsSpecialists

• You determine what your specialty is, but you need to link You determine what your specialty is, but you need to link your expertise to the exact facts from the case. You can your expertise to the exact facts from the case. You can not say that the pigs are not say that the pigs are actually alien pigs andactually alien pigs andthey are out to get thethey are out to get thewolf planet. Your pointswolf planet. Your pointsneed to be linked,need to be linked,sensible, and accurate. Yousensible, and accurate. Youalso must be open to also must be open to questions from the lawyers,questions from the lawyers,jury, and judge, but NOTjury, and judge, but NOTthe wolf or the pigs.the wolf or the pigs.

A Must!A Must!

• You MUST document everything! You MUST document everything! When the trial takes place, When the trial takes place, everything said MUST be on paper.everything said MUST be on paper.

• You MUST pay attention to the You MUST pay attention to the speaking and listening outcomes and speaking and listening outcomes and respect other people’s word.respect other people’s word.

• You MUST ask for clarification if need You MUST ask for clarification if need be.be.