Reading Response Trifold

STANLEY!
By Jeff Brown!
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Students can engage with this story

through the questions and responses
that go chapter by chapter. This
would be a great addition to a
guided reading group, literature
circle or book club. The trifold
contains questions that are within,
beyond and about the text to help
students with comprehension. Simply
print and copy the pages front to
back and fold into thirds.
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 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
The Museum Thieves Arthur’s Good Idea

Describe what happened in How did Arthur show empathy

the beginning, middle, and to Stanley?
end of this chapter.
STANLEY
Beginning By Jeff Brown

Why was Stanley sad?

Name!_________________________________!
Middle
!
Use context clues to understand
what these words mean:

Page 60 – rummage

End Page 61 - swell

Finish the story map from

chapter 1.
 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
The Big Bulletin Board Being Flat Stanley the Kite
Story Map List 3 things Stanley is able to do How does Arthur feel towards
Save the solution until the end of the book. now that he is flat. Stanley?
Characters Setting •

• Reread page 33.

Using context clues, what does
Problem Solution the word “cross” mean on this
page?

!
Why did Stanley go to Why is Stanley cross at Arthur?
What caused Stanley’s
California? How did he get
problem?
there?
 Chapter 4
The Museum Thieves
Describe what happened in
the beginning, middle, and
end of this chapter.
Beginning
Mr. Dart was gloomy because
paintings have been stolen from his
museum.
Middle
!
Stanley wants to help and comes up
with an idea. Mr. Dart lets him try his
idea. Stanley dresses up like a
shepherdess and hides out in the
museum in a frame.
End
Because Stanley is flat, he hides well
against the wall and he catches the
thieves trying to steal the painting.
They are arrested and Stanley gets his
picture in the newspaper.
Chapter 5
Arthur’s Good Idea
How did Arthur show empathy
to Stanley?
Arthur heard Stanley crying in his bed
and checked on him. He cried a little
STANLEY
By Jeff Brown
bit with him when he saw how sad he
was.
Why was Stanley sad?
Stanley is sad because other kids are
calling him mean names. No one
Name!_________________________________!
thinks it is cool to be flat anymore.
Use context clues to understand
what these words mean:
Page 60 – rummage
Dig through, looking quickly for
something.
Page 61 - swell
To grow bigger.
Finish the story map from
chapter 1.
 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
The Big Bulletin Board Being Flat Stanley the Kite
Story Map List 3 things Stanley is able to do How does Arthur feel towards
Save the solution until the end of the book. now that he is flat. Stanley?
Characters Setting • He can slide underneath
Arthur is jealous of all the attention
doors that Stanley is getting because he is
Stanley Inside the
Arthur Lampchop’s flat.
Mr. and Mrs. home.
Lampchop
Present day
• He can slip between the Reread page 33.
bars of a grating to get his Using context clues, what does
Problem Solution mom’s ring. the word “cross” mean on this
page?
Stanley Arthur uses the
has been bike pump to air
flattened . Stanley back up Cross means angry
(in chapter 5).
• He can fit in an envelope
and go through the mail

!
Why did Stanley go to Why is Stanley cross at Arthur?
What caused Stanley’s
California? How did he get
problem?
there?
Stanley is mad at Arthur because he
left him when Stanley was flying like a
A large bulletin board fell on Stanley Stanley’s friend sent him a letter kite, and Stanley get stuck in a tree
during the night. inviting him to come out and visit. while Arthur was off eating a hot dog.
Stanley’s dad got a big envelope
and mailed Stanley to California.