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Subject: Critical Thinking |
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1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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Dr. Seuss is well known for his entertaining children's books however,
when one takes time to re-read those beloved childhood tales more
complex themes and ideas begin to appear. The best examples of these
hidden messages can be found in some of his most iconic works such
as The Lorax which discusses the importance of environmental conservation,
The Sneetches, which discusses the importance of multiculturalism
and denounces racism, The butter Battle Book, which tells the tale
of an epic arms, as well as many, many others. In this paper we will
discuss some of Dr. Seuss's most celebrated works and the Political
themes behind them.
In this Unit students will learn how to decipher context clues and
connect themes and ideas in the material they read to the world round
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Students should be able to draw connections between literature
and the world around them
2. Students should be able to consider context and abstract ideas
3. Students should learn to not only think about the meaning and motive
behind a text, they should instead learn how to understand why a text
is written a certain way and how it help the author portray this meaning/image
(Deep reading) |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students should be able to draw connections between themes found
within Dr. Seuss' works and the significant historical factors that
influenced them
2. Students should be able to identify political themes found within
Seuss' works |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Books:
"The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss
"The Butter Battle Book"by Dr. Seuss
"The Sneetches and Other Stories" by Dr. Seuss
"Yertle the The turtle and other stories" by Dr. Seuss
Av/Tech.:
Projector
Access to Seussville.com
Computer access for individual students |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Students will be given a short lecture on Theodore "Dr.Seuss" Seuss
Giselle, historically significant events that occurred during his
life time, specifically during the publishing of his most well known
works
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B. Development-
1. Students will be asked to think of their favorite Dr. Seuss book
as a kid, and explain in a small class discussion why it was their
favorite and if/ what they learned from the books. If students did
not have a favorite book then they are asked if they can find anything
educational about the books and why or why not.
2. Students will do an scavenger hunt in which they look for information
on Giselle's political cartoons.
3. In preparation for following assignments students will work in
a group and perform a research assignment on modern historical events |
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