Facebook Project – Meghan <3 Facebook can help you connect and share history of people’s lives. You can complete one or more of the following pages on a historical figure. • • • • All about Me Museum: This could be use by students to document their lives and likes. • • Insert the historical figures picture and name on each page you select to complete. INFO - Fill out as if you were that historical person. FRIENDS – Type in the name of the people who would have been involved with the historical figure. Put a picture or symbols for each friend. This could include people who were not their friends. WALL - This should be a time line of some important event. Pick one or more of the historical figures friend to set the time. It can be in years. Great place to use people who did not agree with them. PHOTOS –Use different pictures that illustrates aspects of their lives – family, important sites, etc. NOTES – Copy of a speech or short explanation of something that was important in their lives. Contact Debbie.schweitzer@jefferson.kyschools.us if there is a problem with this file. Theodor Seuss Geiso Birthday: March 2, 1904 (1) I am: Married to Helen Palmer (1) Education: > Info Lincoln college (3) Hometown: California (3) Work: Is a doctor of philosophy in English literature (1) Interested in: Philosophy: Writing children books (1) Is a liberal democrat and a supporter of president franklin Roosevelt and the new deal (1) Places I have traveled : Is Massachusetts ,England ,Europe, new york, japan. (2) Other : I also went to Dartmouth college (1) Theodor Seuss Geiso > Friends Sam -a character from his book (4) Thing One & Thing Two - a character from his book and movie (4) Cat in the Hat - a charter from his book and movie (4) The Grinch - a charter from his book and movie (4) Delete pictures and put in pictures of people they work with in their lives. They could have been someone who did not like them. > Photos His house (4) Stamp (4) He and his wife (4) He and cat in the hat Theodore Seuss Geiso > Wall Hey, nothing just wondering if you want some green eggs and ham?, Yes it is very good, ok see you then at 7:00. Hey what's up, well I never had green eggs and ham is it good ? Ok then you should come over tonight and we can have dinner . Alright 7:00 sounds good to me see you tonight. Why are you going over Sam’s house to eat when you and come over to my house and eat better food my book was better than his I think you should come and eat at my house! Sorry I already told Sam that I would go to his house to eat green eggs and ham I can come over some other time !! This is a snapshot or short time line of important things in their lives . Theodor Seuss Geiso > Notes Title : timeline of his life Date: 4/28/11 *1922-25--Geisel takes pen name Seuss while writing for Dartmouth's Jacko- Lantern to avoid scrutiny by the dean. *1926--Seuss adds Dr. to the pen name upon dropping out of college so that his father would think that he had gotten his doctorate degree. *1927--Seuss marries Helen Palmer on November 29. *1927--Seuss begins to sell cartoons to a variety of magazines as well as do advertising work. *1937--Seuss publishes his first book for children, And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. *1943-1946--Seuss serves in Army and wins Legion of Merit for his educational and informational films. *1946--Seuss wins a Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award for Hitler Lives? (Your Job in Germany). *1947--Seuss wins a Best Documentary Feature Academy Award for Design for Death, a history of the Japanese people co-written with his wife, Helen. *1950--Seuss publishes If I Ran the Zoo, a tribute to his father who was a zookeeper. *1951--Seuss wins an Animated Cartoon Academy Award for Gerald McBoing-Boing. *The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T is released Bibliography 1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss, 04/26/11. 2. http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm, 04/26/11.http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm 3. http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm, 04/26/11. 4.http://www.google.com/search?q=pics+of+dr.seuss+characters+in+books&hl=en&p rmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=RRe4TYPaBIW2tge596zeBA&ved =0CCEQsAQ&biw=1263&bih=864, 04/27/11. 5. http://www.oberlin.k12.oh.us/talent/isp/reports2003/seuss/timeline.htm, 4/28/11.