wrrc 2015 february_dr. seuss

● Thank you, Southside!

● Introductions Oh the Places You’ll Go

Claiming not to write for children, he [Dr. Seuss] has always said

he doesn't know if his books are children's books for adults

or adults' books for children.

(Source)

10 Stories Behind

Dr. Seuss Stories

● Monday, March 2nd

● Hosted by NEAo Toolkit Here

o Artwork and Downloadables

Elementary: Jessica Harber

Junior High: Kristie Rounds

Senior High: Tammy Gillmore

Author Study: All about Dr. Seuss (5-7 day

lesson plan) (RI.1.5)

● Cat in the Hat ( RL.1.2, RL.1.3)

● Fox in Socks

● Oh, the Places You’ll Go!(W.CCR.3)

● Horton Hears a Who (L.1.2b, L.1.2c, L.1.2d)

● From Seuss to Swift: Exploring the

History of Satire (IRA-NCTE lesson

plan)

● Analyzing Political Cartoons

● The Lorax -- argument

● The Sneeches--Bullying and Racism

● Allegory

● Satire

● Current Event Topics

○ Cold War

● The Butter Battle Book

o Synopsis here at Schmoop

o Video version

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of

a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters

are introduced and developed)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5

Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her

exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing,

and engaging.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.

● Yertle, the Turtle o Hitler

● The Loraxo environmental concerns

● The Snitcheso Anti-Semitism

● Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Nowo Nixon?

Web English Teacher

Read Write Think

National WWII Museum

The Art of Dr. Seuss

● Upcoming Meetingso March

o April

o May

● 2015-16 Officers

● IRA...now ILA...reading.orgo National Conference: St. Louis - July 18-20