Then, things calm down, the conflict is resolved and the story ends. In the middle of the story, interesting events unfold until the character reaches the climax of the plot. In the beginning of a story, characters are introduced, the setting is revealed and often times, the character encounters a problem. He slides under doors and he even is flown like a kite.Įxplain to students that each story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Procedure: Flat Stanley has many exciting events. In addition, students should be able to use their “mountain of events” to write a summary. Objective: Students will write down important events that lead to a climax in the story. The paragraph should include both physical and personality traits. On one side will be the physical description and the other will be the personality traits.Īssessment: Students will write a short descriptive paragraph about their character. Then, the student will draw three big circles on one side of the paper and three on the other. In the circle will be the name of the character. Students will draw a circle in the middle of a blank piece of paper. The new character could be a friend or foe, a pet or an extended family member. Next, students will create a new character for a sequel to Flat Stanley. While a physical change is apparent in the book, an emotional one is harder to detect. At the end of the book, students should decide whether or not Stanley has changed.

For instance, Stanley is adventurous because he travels and is not afraid to fly in the air like a kite. Under each personality trait, students should list an example. An obvious physical trait is that Stanley is flat. After folding a piece of paper into two columns, students will have two headings: Physical Traits and Personality Traits. In addition, a good character learns something or goes through some sort of change.Īfter reading Flat Stanley aloud, students will write down characteristics of Flat Stanley. If a character is well-developed, one can imagine the character without seeing a picture of him or her. Procedure: Tell students that character development is an important part of a story because it keeps readers interested in the book. Objective: Students will learn about how characters are developed and be able to create an interesting character. These lessons on the book Flat Stanley will encourage a love for fun characters and reading in general. After several adventures, Stanley is finally inflated back to original form. During the night, a bulletin board has fallen on him and changed his life. One day Stanley Lambchop wakes up and he is flat.

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