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Thursday March 2nd, 2017 is Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America Day. Are you ready? I made QR codes for 8 videos of Dr. Seuss stories. Your students can use them at a listening center. I like to put the QR code inside the book so they can follow along.
Click here to download Dr. Seuss Videos with QR codes on Teacher Sherpa!
You can also use the CCSS aligned questions in Thoughtful Log entries as higher level thinking response to literature. I wrote a blog post about how to use them here. Here are some Thoughtful Log Entry examples that you could use with these Dr. Seuss stories:
Green Eggs and Ham
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How would you describe the main
characters in the story? What is he/she like? What
did he/she do in the story to make you describe the character this way?
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How did the character (Sam I am) respond to the problem? (He could not get the other character in the story to eat green eggs and ham) Why did he/she act this way? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.2.3, 3.3, 4.3
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words in the text rhyme? How
does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words provide the text with regular beats? How does it effect the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which lines in the
text repeat?
How does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS
RL.2.4
The Sneetches
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the theme of this story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the central message,
lesson, or moral
of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.1.1, 2.2, 3.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
When did this story take place?
What evidence from the text makes you think so?
CCSS RL.1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1
(It could be argued that this story is taking place today. We have problems in the world today that could be compared and contrasted to this story. It could also be argued that it took place in the past. This story could be compared and contrasted with reasons that war broke out in the past.)
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Why do you think the author
wrote this text?
CCSS
RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Describe
the overall structure of the story:
•Beginning
introduces the story
•Setting
•Major
Events
•Ending
concludes the story
CCSS
RL.1.3, 2.5
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Does any part of this book
(characters, settings, problem, theme, plot) remind you of another story? How?
Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.
CCSS
RL1.9, .2.9, 3.9
(This story's plain belly Sneetches could be compared to the character The Lorax. Both characters have an opinion that is not very popular and they are not treated well due to their beliefs.)
The Zax
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How would you describe the main
characters in the story? What is he/she like? What
did he/she do in the story to make you describe the character this way?
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the theme of this story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the central message,
lesson, or moral
of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.1.1, 2.2, 3.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How did the character respond to
the problem? Why did he/she act this way? Use
evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.2.3, 3.3, 4.3
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Would you respond in the same way
as
the character in this story? Why or why not?
CCSS
RL.3.6
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Why do you think the author
wrote this text?
CCSS
RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.1
Ten Apples Up On Top
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words in the text rhyme? How
does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words provide the text with regular beats? How does it effect the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which lines in the
text repeat?
How does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS
RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Record yourself
reading the text aloud (or part
of the text) and use different voices for each character.
CCSS
RL.2.6
Dr. Seuss' ABC
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words provide the
text with alliteration?
How does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS
RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words provide the text with regular beats? How does it effect the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which lines in the
text repeat?
How does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS
RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Record yourself
reading the text aloud (or part
of the text) and use different voices for each character.
CCSS
RL.2.6
Hop on Pop
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words in the text rhyme? How
does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which words provide the text with regular beats? How does it effect the way you read it?
CCSS RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Which lines in the
text repeat?
How does that supply rhythm and meaning to the way you read it?
CCSS
RL.2.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Record yourself
reading the text aloud (or part
of the text) and use different voices for each character.
CCSS
RL.2.6
The Lorax
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How would you describe the main
character in the story? What is he/she like? What
did he/she do in the story to make you describe the character this way?
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the theme of this story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the central message,
lesson, or moral
of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.1.1, 2.2, 3.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How did the character respond to
the problem? Why did he/she act this way? Use
evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.2.3, 3.3, 4.3
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Would you respond in the same way
as
the character in this story? Why or why not?
CCSS
RL.3.6
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What does this word or phrase from
the story mean? (Thneed)
What evidence from the text makes you think so?
CCSS RL.4.4
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Why do you think the author
wrote this text?
CCSS
RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Describe
the overall structure of the story:
•Beginning
introduces the story
•Setting
•Major
Events
•Ending
concludes the story
CCSS
RL.1.3, 2.5
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Who is telling the story?
How do you know? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.1.6, 2.6, 4.6
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How is
this story similar to another story? Use evidence from both texts to support
your answer.
CCSS RL.2.9, 3.9
(This book could be compared to Just A Dream by Chris Van Allsburg)
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Does any part of this book
(characters, settings, problem, theme, plot) remind you of another story? How?
Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.
CCSS
RL1.9, .2.9, 3.9
Horton Hears A Who
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How would you describe the main
character in the story? What is he/she like? What
did he/she do in the story to make you describe the character this way?
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the theme of this story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
What is the central message,
lesson, or moral
of the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.1.1, 2.2, 3.2
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
How did the character respond to
the problem? Why did he/she act this way? Use
evidence from the text to support your answer.
CCSS
RL.2.3, 3.3, 4.3
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Would you respond in the same way
as
the character in this story? Why or why not?
CCSS
RL.3.6
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Why do you think the author
wrote this text?
CCSS
RL.2.1, 3.1, 4.1
Thoughtful Log Entry Question:
Describe
the overall structure of the story:
•Beginning
introduces the story
•Setting
•Major
Events
•Ending
concludes the story
CCSS
RL.1.3, 2.5
Click here to download Dr. Seuss Videos with QR codes on Teacher Sherpa
Click here to download Thoughtful Log Entries
Enjoy!
