Agenda Invitation to Write: What were your favorite children’s books and cartoons growing up? Why did you like them so much? Dr. Seuss Literary Analysis Create your own Dr. Seuss character Tic Tac Toe Alternative Book Report Assignment, Due April 17. Information available at All late assignments due by Friday. Quiz on Friday

His real name is Theodore Seuss Geissel. Wrote over 40 children’s books. In a two year period, wrote over 400 cartoons for a left leaning newspaper. He often criticized America’s hesitancy to become involved with World War II, or the “isolationist” policy.

Dr. Seuss Literary Analysis Objective: Students will write a literary analysis of their Dr. Seuss book considering how the characters, setting, symbols, and figurative language contribute to a theme. One to two students will read. While that student is reading, everybody else will take notes on the above concepts. As a group, write a paragraph long analysis of your story. You will verbally present the analysis to the class and receive a formative grade.

When considering the setting, characters, symbols, and fig. language… Decide which theme your book is: 1.Democratization in post-war Japan, treating Japanese people with respect and really listening to them 2.Hitler, thirst for power 3.anti-Semitism, racism, tolerance 4.general subversion and rebellion against authority, new optimism and energy of the 1960s 5.conservation, corporate greed, against the consumer culture 6.Cold War, against silly conflict that escalates into a dangerous situation

Finally… Create a colorful, creative rendition a Dr. Seuss-like character of your own imagining. Describe in a thorough paragraph what moral, political, or ethical idea your Dr. Seuss character is trying to teach. Make sure to include a setting in your picture, as well as various symbols. (Remember: Colors can be symbols!)

Agenda Invitation to Write: What is the most pressing, important issue facing your generation? Why? Offer a solution. Finish your Dr. Seuss cartoon. Make sure to include symbols, a character, and a setting for your cartoon. Due tomorrow at the beginning of class. Editorial cartoon analysis All late assignments due by Friday. Quiz on Friday Tic Tac Toe Alternative Book Report Assignment, Due April 17. Information available at

Video on Editorial Cartoons The power of cartoons: the_power_of_cartoons#t the_power_of_cartoons#t Find an example of logos, pathos, and ethos in the video. Remember: Logos is an appeal to logic, pathos is an appeal to emotion, and ethos is an appeal to credibility.

TopicAuthor’s Point of View on Topic and the Author’s Purpose Symbols and Images 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Choose two cartoons regarding a topic you are interested in. Then, complete the hand out titled Cartoons in the Classroom. This will be due by the end of class tomorrow.

Quiz on Friday… you will be asked to: Analyze a piece of literature. Analyze a political cartoon. This will be a multiple choice quiz, and will include a short answer response.

Agenda Invitation to Write: Create eight to ten of your own annotation symbols/colors. Consider characters, settings, author’s purpose, word choice, and rhetoric (logos, pathos, ethos). Close Reader: Read “The Wife’s Story” by Ursula K. Le Guin on page 3. Answer the short response on page 8. Read the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights on page 9.” Answer the short response on page 10. Read “Towards a True Refuge” on page 11 Answer the Short response on page 14. Read “In Defense of Everglade’s Pythons” on page 23, and answer the short response on page 26.

Agenda Invitation to Write: Respond to a current event from a reputable source. Finish Things They Carried Quiz on Wednesday Essay due tonight to turnitin.com