Theodor S. Geisel
Published on Nov 30, 2015
A short Narrative on Theodor Geisel!
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
His Background
- born on March 02, 1904
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- His mother "chanted" rhymes
- The rhymes put him asleep
-Ted credited his mother with both his ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known.
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Education
- 1925 Dartmouth High School
- Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern
- Oxford for English
- Left to pursue drawing
-Graduated from Dartmouth in 1925
-Became editor and chief for humor magazine
got caught with a group drinking had to withdraw; worked in code name "Seuss" (his middle name) under the table
-Left Oxford in pursuit of his passion in drawing
-Became editor and chief for humor magazine
got caught with a group drinking had to withdraw; worked in code name "Seuss" (his middle name) under the table
-Left Oxford in pursuit of his passion in drawing
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Who is Theo Geisel?
- Famous writer, poet & cartoonist
- published 46 childrens books
- Better known as....
Everyone has heard of Dr. Seuss!
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Early in his life
- His father: superintendent of city parks
- Theo spent many days at the zoo
- watched & drew the animals
- His famous characters began to form
-His father owned a brewery until Prohibition
-Geisel's father then took a job as superintendent of city parks, which included the local zoo
- Theo spent many days drawing the animals and eventually developing his own unique style. -he never once had an art lesson.
-Geisel's father then took a job as superintendent of city parks, which included the local zoo
- Theo spent many days drawing the animals and eventually developing his own unique style. -he never once had an art lesson.
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Interesting Facts
- Worked in Advertising for 15 years
- Drew Cartoons for Vanity Fair/Saturday Evening Post
- Used stories to prove a point
- Translated into 15+ Languages
- He also drew political cartoons
-spent fifteen years in advertising
-sold and drew cartoons for national magazines, including Vanity Fair and the Saturday Evening Post
-Many of his stories had a moral or a cause.
-sold and drew cartoons for national magazines, including Vanity Fair and the Saturday Evening Post
-Many of his stories had a moral or a cause.
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Why were his books so popular?
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
Many of his books had morals and lessons that came with them
-They were friendly for all ages and really easy to understand
-They were friendly for all ages and really easy to understand
Questions
- Where did Theo get the name "Seuss"?
- What other type of art did he do?
- How many languages were his books translated into?
- When and where was he born?
- Why did he leave college?
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Sources
- "World Biography." Theodor Geisel Biography. Encyclopedia of World Hy, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2014.
- "Dr. Seuss" Biography." Theodor Seuss Geisel - "Dr. Seuss" Biography. Tortis Technology, 2002. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
- Dean, Tanya. Theodor Geisel. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
- Levine, Stuart P. Dr. Seuss. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2001.
- Morgan, Judith, and Neil Morgan. Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography. New York: Da Capo Press, 1996.
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