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Social Studies 6
6.1 Prehistory
6.2 Mesopotamia/Egypt
6.3 Ancient Israel/Hebrews
6.4 Ancient Greece
6.5 Ancient India
6.6 Ancient China
6.7 Ancient Rome

Reading
CA State Standard 3.4 Define how tone or meaning is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme.

Focus: Standard 3.4

3.4 Define how tone or meaning is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme.

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3.4 Skills

3.4 Define how tone or meaning is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme.

This is one of Dr. Seuss' more socially relevant poems.

Literature

❑ The Sneetches pp. 380–386
❑ Before You Read p. 380
❑ Focus On: questions and activities p. 386 Scaffolded Responses

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Quiz Preview: The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss

1. Who or what are the Sneetches?

2. The Star-Belly Sneetches brag at the beginning of the poem because they —

3. Which of the following words best describes the attitude of the Star-Belly Sneetches toward the Plain-Belly Sneetches at the beginning of the poem? Friendly , Snooty, Curious, Envious

4. What does McBean’s machine do?

5. The poems states, “They had stars upon thars!” What does the word thars mean?

6. Why are the Sneetches such a good target for McBean?

7. What happens at the end of the poem?

8. Dr. Seuss often creates rhymes by —

9. What is a possible message or theme of this poem?

10. What type of poem is this selection?