Story Elements - Reading Story Selection

Dogzilla - Story Elements

A- Characters:

Dogzilla

Big Cheese

The Mouse Army

Professor Scarlet O'Hairy

B- Settings:

The City of Mousopolis

Ancient Volcano

The crater

Natural History Museum

C- Problems and Outcomes:

Problem: Out of the depths of the crater arises the terrifying creature, Dogzilla.

Outcome: The mouse army, led by a commander called The Big Cheese, mounts an attack on the monster.

Problem: The mice's plan failed.

Outcome: Dogzilla's breath sends the soldiers running for their lives. 

Problem: Dogzilla terrorizes the town by chasing cars and eating whatever she finds.

Outcome: The city mice have to plan something to stop Dogzilla.

Problem: The army calls in Professor Scarlet O'Hairy, whose charts and graphs offer no useful solutions.

Outcome: The Big Cheese and his troops attack Dogzilla with hoses, brushes and shampoo, shouting, “It's bath time!” Dogzilla returns to her crater.

Problem: A year passes, and the happy mice enjoy their Second Annual Barbecue Cook-Off without fear.

Outcome: Now the mice need to stop Dogzilla's puppies (leaping from the volcano).

D- Sequence of Events:

1.0-The city of Mousopolis is holding its First Annual Barbecue Cook-Off.
1.1- Dogzilla rises from a volcano.
1.2- Dogzilla breaks up the First Annual Mousopolis Barbecue Cook-Off.
1.3- Dogzilla scatters the Big Cheese’s troops.
1.4- The threat of a bath sends Dogzilla back to her place.
1.5- Dogzilla scurried back to her mountain.

E- Summary:

“The city of Mousopolis is holding its First Annual Barbecue Cook-Off. Dogzilla rises from a volcano to break up the First Annual Mousopolis Barbecue Cook-Off, and scatter the Big Cheese’s troops with her fearsome doggy breath, but the threat of a bath sends her scurrying back to her mountain".