Accompany Dr. Seuss' Is There a Wocket in my Pocket? with this graphic organizer. Young readers make inferences about why the main character has certain feelings towards the creatures found in the story. 

Concepts

dr. seuss, making inferences, responding to literature, responding to reading, character analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Conduct this lesson on Dr. Seuss' birthday
• Cut the worksheet into strips that contain one quote, divide your class into groups, disperse one quote to each group, direct them to discuss their thoughts, and to write their responses 

Classroom Considerations

• Visit the school library to obtain a copy of Is There a Wocket in my Pocket? by Dr. Seuss' or download it to your mobile learning device
• Copies are required 

Pros

• The task is thought provoking and sparks dialogue about feelings 

Cons

• Writing sections are not lined or the same size
• Quotes and characters are not labeled, and may pose a challenge in understanding the format of the worksheet 

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.4.1 RL.5.1 RL.6.1