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    “Dogzilla”

    by Dav Pilkey

    Theme 3 Incredible Stories


    Genre: Fantasy
    • A fiction story with imaginary characters
    and events that are make-believe.
    • A fantasy is a type of incredible story.
    • Something that is incredible is amazing,
    unbelievable, or not likely to happen.
    • Events that could not happen in real
    life.
    Kind of Story

    Fantasy
    Fiction that contains elements that are
    NOT realistic, such as talking
    animals and magical powers.
    Meet the Author and
    Illustrator
    Even before he was old
    enough to go to school, Dav
    Pilkey loved drawing.
    Today, he writes and
    illustrates his own books and
    draws pictures for other
    authors’ books. He says, “I
    feel really lucky to be able to
    make a living doing my
    favorite things”.

    (from www.eduplace.com)
    Summary
    • The dreadful Dogzilla destroys the
    streets of Mousopolis, ruining the city’s
    cook-off. Brave mice attack, but
    Dogzilla’s terrible doggy breath defeats
    them. Finally, the mice come up with a
    better plan-BATH TIME! Dogzilla flees,
    and Mousoplois is saved, at least until
    next year.
    Setting
    When and where does the story take place?

    WHERE? WHEN?
    Background Information
    This story is a “spoof”, or a silly take-
    off, of the monster movie Godzilla. If
    you would like to find out more about
    Godzilla, click on the monster below!
    Key Vocabulary
    • colossal •monstrous

    • creature •terrifying
    •tremendous
    • heroic

    • horrifying
    colossal

    very big; enormous


    creature

    a living being, especially an


    animal
    heroic

    very brave or daring


    horrifying

    causing much fear


    monstrous

    extremely large;
    enormous
    terrifying

    causing much fear


    tremendous

    very great, large, or


    powerful
    colossal very big; enormous Vocabulary
    creature a living being, especially
    an animal

    heroic very brave or daring

    horrifying causing much fear

    monstrous extremely large

    terrifying causing much fear

    tremendous very great, large, or powerful


    Comprehension Skill Focus:
    Fantasy/Realism
    • We have defined fantasy as incredible,
    not real, and unbelievable.
    • As we read “Dogzilla”, we find
    examples of things that are fantasy
    (not real) and some things that are
    real and could really happen in life.
    Graphic Organizer
    Fill in the organizer with details from the story.

    Fantasy Realism
    (Make Believe) (True-to-life)
    Story Events
    and Characters

    Story Events
    and Characters

    Story Events
    and Characters
    Think About the Selection
    1. How is Dogzilla like most real dogs?
    How is she not like real dogs?
    2. How does thinking like a dog help the mice defeat
    Dogzilla?

    3. What if bathtime hadn’t scared Dogzilla away? What


    other plans could the Big Cheese have made to save
    Mousopolis?
    4. What do you think will happen at the Second Annual
    Barbecue Cook-Off?
    5. How would the story have been different if a
    colossal kitty had come out of the volcano
    instead of a dreadful dog?

    6. How does Dav Pilkey make this story so funny


    and incredible? Give examples from both the
    words and the pictures.

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