Beastie Boys and Dr. Seuss
Unsung Writing Mentors For Your Classroom
TAIR 2013
Purpose
Objective: Students will recognize the correlation between personality and writing.
English I TEKS: 5B, 12A, 12B, 13C
North Star of Texas Writing Project Concept Addressed: Authenticity
Warm Up
I Can't Stand It!
I Know You Planned It!
I'm Going To Set It Straight This Watergate!
Who Is Horton And Why Does He Hear A Who?
The amazing world of Dr. Seuss
Personality (2:33)
Reflect on all the aspects of Dr. Seuss's personality and tie it to what you know about his books.
Oh, The Places You'll Go When You Don't Sabotage Your Personality
Read over the piece you created. Note the places where you naturally allow your personality to shine. Reflect on the aspects of your personality that you want to share, and begin processing where and how they can fit into your story.
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