Willems - presentation Characters, Setting, and Problem and Solution

1. What’s the Big Idea?
• Why is it important to know the characters,
setting, and problem and solution in a story?

2. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
By: Mo Willems

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

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

28. • What happened to Gerald’s ice cream?

37. Character
• Who was the main character in the story?
• How can we identify the main character?
• Were there other characters in the story?

38. Setting
• Where is the setting of the story?
• How do we know? What details did you see
that helped determine the setting?

39. Problem and Solution
• Turn to your neighbor and discuss the
problem.

40. Problem
• What was the problem?

41. Solution
• What was the solution?

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