op de Beeck's "Speaking for the Trees..." and Henderson et al.'s "Playing Seriously with Dr. Seuss..."Today at the beginning of class we skipped the reading quiz (because I doubled your reading assignment). If you were present and participated during class, you will receive full credit for your reading quiz. We began with op de Beeck's article "Speaking for the Trees: Environmental Ethics in the Rhetoric and Production of Picture Books." I divided the class into small groups. Each group was asked to examine a six page section of op de Beeck's article and collect the following information: a summary of the main points or thesis, a list of the scholars cited, textual examples from The Lorax or other picture books, memorable quotes/lines, and a group response to the material. Each group then presented their summary and findings. Next, we moved on to Henderson, Kennedy, and Chamberlin's article "Playing Seriously with Dr. Seuss: A Pedagogical Response to The Lorax." I divided the class into pairs, and each pair worked on a short section of the article. I again asked groups to focus on gathering the following information: a summary of the main points, a list of scholars cited, a list of questions asked by the authors, the authors' response to their questions, and a group response to the material. After each group presented their findings, we worked through any lingering questions or thoughts about The Lorax.
Please find the notes your groups compiled for op de Beeck's article HERE and Henderson et al.'s article HERE.
Midterm Exam Study Guide
Your midterm exam will take place on Thursday, February 27 (in nine days). I handed out the midterm exam study guide. This exam will be open book, but will ask a bit more from you than the previous exam. You can access the study guide on the right hand side of the blog under "Course Documents." Let me know if you have any questions.
Homework
- Read Creech's Love That Dog
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