Dialogue Question for The Big Orange Splot

Before reading:

·        What do you think the story is going to be about?

·        What do you think the problem in the story might be?

·        How do you think the problem will be solved?

During reading:

·        What do you think with the paint? ( page 7)

·        How do you think Mr. Plumbean painted his house? (page 9)

·        What made his house different from his neighbors? (page 11)

·        Do you think Mr. Plumbean felt different? Why? (page 15)

·        Do you think it is right for the neighbors to ask Mr. Plumbean to change his house back?  Why?  (page 19)

·        If you were Mr. Plumbean would you change your house so it matches all of your neighbors? (page 19)

·        Do you think Mr. Plumbean changed his house back? (page 20)

·        Why do you think the neighbor made his house like a ship? (page 22)

·        Why did the people change their houses? (page 30)

After reading:

·        Who were the characters in the story?

·        Where does the story take place?

·        What was the problem in the story and how was it solved.

·        What lesson can we learn from this story?

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