Name________________________________________________________Period______

The Bear That Wasnt by Frank Tashlin

1. What words does the bear use to describe himself?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. What words did others use to describe him?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. How does the identity of the bear shift over time?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4. What point do you think Frank Tashlin, the author, is trying to make in this story (What is
the message)?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
5. What do you think affects our identity morethe labels we give ourselves or the labels
others give us?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Name__________________________________________________Period______
The Bear That Wasnt by Frank Tashlin
1. What words does the bear use to describe himself?
_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

2. What words did others use to describe him?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

3. How does the identity of the bear shift over time?

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
4. What point do you think Frank Tashlin, the author, is
trying to make in this story (What is the message)?
_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

5. What do you think affects our identity morethe

labels we give ourselves or the labels others give us?
_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________