In this activity, students rotate around the classroom writing their favourite things about each other their classmates. Encourage your students to look for the things that make them different from one another instead of similar.
This worksheet 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.
describe the effects of text structures and language features in literary texts when responding to and sharing opinions
discuss how authors and illustrators make stories engaging by the way they develop character, setting and plot tensions
Examine the use of literary devices and deliberate word play in literary texts, including poetry, to shape meaning
Describe how choices and actions can be influenced by stereotypes
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view
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
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
Describe how respect, empathy and valuing diversity can positively influence relationships
Thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
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
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
Explores strategies to manage physical, social and emotional change
Explains and uses strategies to develop resilience and to make them feel comfortable and safe
Explains how empathy, inclusion and respect can positively influence relationships
Demonstrates self- management skills to respond to their own and others’ actions
Demonstrates a range of interpersonal skills that build and enhance relationships and promote inclusion in various situations
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
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
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view
Describe the effects of ideas, text structures and language features of literary texts
Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques
Compare and evaluate two texts presenting the same ideas and analyse why one is more comprehensible or engaging than the other
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts
Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing