Mr Wolf is Guilty!

At the end of last week, we read Mrs Naden's persuasive text on Goldilocks is Guilty! She thinks Goldilocks is a criminal and should be charged with breaking and entering (Goldilocks entered the bears cottage without permission when they were not home), theft (she ate their porridge) and criminal damage to property (she broke Baby Bear's chair).

This week we had to come up with reasons why and why not Mr Wolf is guilty of first degree murder. After that, we chose which side we were on and wrote persuasive texts. We are learning to structure and had to think carefully about our paragraphs. We are getting ready for our speech competition next week.

Here's Leyla's speech on why Mr Wolf is NOT guilty.

Is Mr Wolf Guilty of First Degree Murder?

I firmly believe that Mr Wolf is not guilty of first degree murder. Throughout this piece of writing, I will outline three reasons why I think that.

Firstly, he did not actually kill grandma- the wood-cutter chopped her out fully intact and alive. She was not harmed in any way, and neither was Little Red Riding Hood. They were both un-marked and just a little shocked. 

Secondly, he is a wolf. It is their nature to attack enemies, and hunt for their food. There is no way that he would have been able to survive without food. All of the other animals had known by then that he was hunting, and so the only way he could sustain his hunger would be to hunt the little girl and her grandmother. 

Thirdly, there are no animals in jail, because they cannot commit humane crimes, and only attack if threatened, or hungry. Mr Wolf was actually killed by the wood-cutter, so he cannot be sent to jail and accused of murder. 

In the reasons outlined above, I have explained why I think Mr Wolf is not guilty of murder. In fact, the wood-cutter should be sent to jail, because he murdered the wolf. Thank you for listening to my speech.

Here's Camille's speech on why Mr Wolf IS guilty.

I firmly believe that Mr Wolf is guilty of 1st degree murder. Throughout this piece of writing, I will outline four arguments on why I think Mr Wolf is guilty.

Firstly, Mr Wolf broke into Grandma’s house without her consent and permission. This is classified as breaking and entering. This should give him a sentence in prison up to 1 year.

Secondly, he was holding against grandma’s will. He had locked grandma up in a closet. This is known as kidnapping, and this should serve him a sentence in prison for up to 20 years.

Thirdly, he impersonated grandma by putting on her nightgown, her wig and her glasses. He tried to kill red by impersonating grandma. Impersonating a person would serve up to 1 year in prison.

Lastly, I believe Mr Wolf is guilty because he attempted murder. He ate grandma and after that he attempted to eat red next. Attempting murder should serve Mr Wolf up to 10 years in prison.

For all the reasons I have outlined above, I strongly believe Mr Wolf is guilty of first degree murder!

Who do you think is right? Why do you think that?