William Steig
Lesson plans and teaching tips

William Steig
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Amos and Boris
How might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here. Students work with vocabulary, comparing and contrasting, writing a summary, more. Note: Storyboard That helps sponsor this site.

Brave Irene
Story elements, vocabulary, writing: lesson plans and teaching resources.

Exploring Satire with Shrek
Because students are typically familiar with the characteristics of fairy tales, the movie Shrek, which satirizes fairy tale traditions, serves as an introduction to satirical techniques. Students begin by viewing a scene from the movie and examining the ways in which it departs from typical fairy tales. They are then introduced to the four techniques of satire: exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody, and identify these techniques in the clip from Shrek. Students next select a fairy tale to satirize and share their finished stories with the class or small groups. This lesson is designed for high school.

Shrek
Summary, analysis, and 3 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.

Shrek
An online Hangman game, links to 2 more.

Lesson plans for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Three ideas for working with the book: discussion questions, character study, and vocabulary/context clues.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Summary, analysis, and 6 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Students work with writing, with causes and effects, and with mapmaking.

Yellow and Pink
Summary, analysis, and 6 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story.