Sequence of Events in Mr. Popper's Penguins

Activity Overview

An exceptional way to help your students follow a story is to have them track the events from it. Not only is this a great way to teach the parts of a plot, it also reinforces major events, which helps students develop greater understanding of how the events fit together to provide the overall structure of the story.

This example identifies six main events:

• Mr. Popper admires the penguins and explorers of the North and South Pole.
• Admiral Drake sends Mr. Popper a surprise: a pet penguin from the South Pole.
• Mr. Popper gets Captain Cook a companion, Greta.
• Captain Cook and Greta have ten children, which is very costly for the Poppers.
• The Poppers and the penguins join the theater and perform in cities across the country.
• Mrs. Popper returns to Stillwater, while Mr. Popper joins Admiral Drake and the penguins on an exploration to the North Pole.

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