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Sneetch Star Stencils

Sneetch Star Stencils
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Description

This worksheet walks you through an activity you can do with your students before reading ‘The Sneetches’, it will help students identify with some of the issues of the story.

This activity is a part of a larger in-depth look at the Dr. Seuss story ‘The Sneetches’, which includes an analysis of Dr. Seuss’ style, and well as the themes of diversity and prejudice from the story.

Lesson Structure
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Curriculum Codes

AC9E4LE02 9

describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions

AC9E4LE03 9

discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions

AC9E4LE04 9

Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning

AC9HP4P03 9

Describe how choices and actions can be influenced by stereotypes

ACELT1603 8.4

Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view

ACELT1605 8.4

Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques, for example character development and plot tension

ACELT1606 8.4

Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts, for example nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns

ACPPS037 8.4

Describe how respect, empathy and valuing diversity can positively influence relationships

EN2-10C old

Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts

EN2-4A old

Uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies

EN2-2A old

Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language

PD2-1 old

Explores strategies to manage physical, social and emotional change

PD2-2 old

Explains and uses strategies to develop resilience and to make them feel comfortable and safe

PD2-3 old

Explains how empathy, inclusion and respect can positively influence relationships

PD2-9 old

Demonstrates self- management skills to respond to their own and others’ actions

PD2-10 old

Demonstrates a range of interpersonal skills that build and enhance relationships and promote inclusion in various situations

EN2-OLC-01 new

Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting

EN2-VOCAB-01 new

Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words

EN2-RECOM-01 new

Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

EN2-UARL-01 new

Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts

VCELT306

Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view

VCELT283

Describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary texts

VCELT284

Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques

VCELY289

Compare and evaluate two texts presenting the same ideas and analyse why one is more comprehensible or engaging than the other

VCELT285

Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts

VCHPEP092

Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing

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