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Aims:
1. To write and illustrate a story
emulating the style of Dr. Seuss.
2. To edit and revise written work.
3. To work cooperatively in groups
to produce a response to literature.
4. To develop word processing
skills and graphic design skills.
Materials:
computer
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word
processing application such as AppleWorks
or Microsoft Word.
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drawing
and paint application such as Kidpix or Superprint
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printer
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Vocabulary:
Motivation:
Examine a KWL in
Lesson 2 and
Lesson 3 and review
elements of Dr. Seuss writing style and
illustration style.
Read
Ode To Dr.
Seuss: A Grandchild's Guide To Using Grandpa's
Computer, (a parody of Fox In Sox);
Spam I Am, (a parody of Green Eggs And Ham); How
do these stories model the writing style of Dr.
Seuss? Additional parodies can be found at: http://www.seuss.org/seuss/seuss.parody.html. Teachers should preview
parodies presented to students and delete inappropriate words
and phrases.
Development:
Students are assigned to one of six
writer's workshop groups and assigned roles. Each
group will plan and map out a story on the style
Dr. Seuss books read in Lesson 1 of this unit.
Roles include writers, recorders, and reporters. Each group uses
a different web site from the list below.
Review rhyming words on
word wall that may
be used in students' stories.
Students use the
story map to plan out their individual story
using the style of Dr. Seuss.
Describe
characters,
setting,
problem, solution, beginning, middle end. Write
and revise story using writing
checklist and
Seuss style checklist.
Students laminate and
bind their stories into books which can be added to class
libraries.
Sample
students stories may be viewed here.
Summary:
1. Students share their stories
with the class. Narrator reads story as others
dramatize.
2. Students create costumes and
scenery.
3. Students dramatize their story wearing their
costumes.
4. Students use this web site to
learn how to write a friendly letter:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000143.htm
Students write a letter to Dr.
Seuss describing their stories including setting,
characters, plot and illustrations.
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated
according to a
rubric. Skills to
be evaluated include: working cooperatively
within a group; using a word processing
application to write and revise work; using a
drawing and painting application; writing a story
using characters and plot situations based on the
style of Dr. Seuss; oral presentation and ability
to effectively dramatize or narrate the group's
story.
Related Activities:
Students may use a multimedia
presentation application such as PowerPoint or
HyperStudio to present their books to students in
other classes and/or parents.
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