

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.
