Target Skill:
Setbacks
What is a setback?
A setback is something that
happens that prevents the
character from solving his/her
problem right away.
Types of Setbacks:
Losing something
Getting hurt
Getting lost
Getting captured
Once there were three sisters.
Since Mary was the oldest, she
Mary was the oldest. She was 10.
told the and Cindy was 6. They
Lily was 8boys that they could get
on when go were finished.
all loved totheyto the park behind
Tommy, the taller right two boys
their house. It was of theon the
said, “Nah, we was want to wait!
beach and there don’t a lot to do.
You need to loved now or we’ll
Lily especially get off to play on the
make you get day, two of the
tire swing. Oneoff!” Cindy was
very angry at this came to the
neighborhood boys point, and said
“Hey! We were here first! off the
park and told the girls to get Wait
your
swing. turn!” Suddenly, Mary saw
Tommy run toward the water and
fill up a plastic bucket that was
left in the sand. “Let’s go girls!
We are going to get soaked!”
shouted Mary. The three girls
jumped off the tire swing and
started running home…
Jerry loved adventures. He
was always exploring the
woods around his house.
Jerry hit the breaks abruptly
Sometimes he walked, and
and froze. His heart was
sometimes he rode his dirt
beating rapidly and he
bike. One cold November
started to panic. He knew the
day, Jerry was out riding his
bear could run very quickly.
bike on a bumpy trail behind
He finally decided to turn
his house. Suddenly, a
around and ride as quick as
black bear wandered out of
he could back toward his
the woods and onto the
house. He lifted his foot off
path.
the break and tried to turn
his bike around, but it
wouldn’t move! He looked at
his controls and noticed the
gas tank was empty!….
She was climbing a small hill when all
of a in the forest lived a rustling deer.
Deepsudden, she heard a family of noise
A snowstorm was coming, and the deer
behind her. She turned around, only to
knew they had to find food before the
catch a glimpse of a gray Mama Deer
snow covered the ground. wolf sneaking
decided to venture out to find food for
up behind her. The wolf froze, because
her whole family.
it knew it had been spotted and Mama
Deer started to panic. The wolf looked
hungry…