Understanding The Cat in the Hat Kendyl Lange Kelsey Neylon
Kendyl Lange
Meet the Authors:
My name is Kendyl Lang. I am studying Elementary Education at Indiana University Bloomington. I grew up and went to school in Huntingburg, Indiana. My parents still live there. I also have an older sister, Brooke, who is going to graduate from Indiana University in the spring. My younger brother, Evan, will also be graduating from high school in the spring. One of my favorite hobbies is traveling. It is one of my goals to visit all 50 states! I decided to become a teacher so that I could help students learn. I would use technology by having the students play learning games on the internet and have them find some dierent games other than the games that I provide them with.
Kelsey Neylon My name is Kelsey Neylon. I was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN, and graduated from Roncalli High school. I am studying Elementary Education at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. After receiving my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, I hope to be teaching in my own First grade classroom!I am becoming a teacher because of my admiration for all my past and present teachers. Everything that my teachers did, and do, was for my classmates' and my best interest regarding our education.
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The Purpose:
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The outcome that we wish to accomplish after the completion of Understanding The Cat in the Hat is the knowledge of the various story elements in stories. We hope that the students will be able to understand what is actually going on during the story of The Cat in the Hat applying the literature terms throughout this eBook. In order for teachers/students to properly use this eBook you will need to have a copy of The Cat in the Hat on hand. Prior to this eBook, the student typically would not be able to identify the setting, narration, plot, and so forth. After completing the eBook Understanding The Cat in the Hat students will be able to successfully analyze and fully understand the analysis of the story.
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Narrator
The narrator of a story is who is telling the story. The narrator is typically a character within the story, but sometimes the narrator is not a character in the story.
The narrator for The Cat in the Hat does happen to be a character in the story. Can you remember who the narrator is?
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How you can find out who the narrator in a story is by seeing which pronouns are being used. Pronouns can be used in first person, second person, and third person. Here are some example of first, second, and third person pronouns:
First Person Pronouns: I, Me, My, Mine, We, Us
Second Person Pronouns: You, Your, Yours
Third Person Pronouns: They, Them, Their
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Below is a passage from The Cat in the Hat. After reading the passage, answer the following questions.
“Then Sally and I did not know what to say. Our mother was out of the house for the day. But our fish said, ‘No! No! Make the cat go away! Tell the Cat in the Hat you do NOT want to play. He should not be here. He should not be about. He should not be here when your mother is out!’”
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Definition:
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Character A character is a person in a novel, play, or movie.
Who? In The Cat in the Hat there are seven characters. The characters are: Sally Walden, Conrad Walden, the Fish, the Cat in the Hat, Thing One, Thing Two, and the Mother.
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Sally Walden is Conrad’s little sister. Sally is actually her nickname. Her real name is Sarah.
Conrad Walden is Sally’s older brother. Conrad is also the narrator of the story. This means that the story is being told from his point of view. 7
Fish is Sally and Conrad’s pet. The fish does not like the Cat in the Hat being in their house.
The Cat in the Hat is a cat that wants to have fun, but is not very responsible when he is messing up the house.
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Thing 1 and Thing 2 are the Cat in the Hat’s 2 sidekicks who help him make a mess in the house.
Mother is Sally and Conrad’s mother. She is only in one scene in the book.
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Review 2.1 Character Review
Question 1 of 6
Who is Conrad’s sister?
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Where? Setting
Definition: Setting: The setting is the time and place a story is occurring.
It is a wet, rainy day and Sally and Conrad’s mother left for the day leaving them at home. The Cat in the Hat comes into their house to have fun with Sally, Conrad, and the Fish. He makes a mess all over their house.
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What is the setting in The Cat in the Hat?
Setting: The setting in The Cat in the Hat is at Sally and Conrad’s mother’s house. It is raining outside and their mother is gone for the day, so Sally and Conrad are bored inside.
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Review 3.1 Setting Review
Question 1 of 2
What is the definition of the setting of a story?
A. Who is in the story. B. Where the story is taking place. C. What happened in the story. D. The main points of a story.
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What?: Plot
Definition: Plot: The plot is the main events of a story.
The main events are what is happening during the story that is important to know.
Do you remember what happened that was important during The Cat in the Hat?
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To find out the plot of a story, you will want to ask the following questions:
Who is doing something?
Where is the event taking place?
When did the event happen?
Why did the event happen?
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Review 4.1 Plot Review
Question 1 of 6
Where are Conrad and Sally?
A. Their House B. At school C. Outside D. The Dentist
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Why did that happen?
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To figure out the reason for an event happening during a story, you will want to ! ask “why?”.
Let’s review why the main events happened during The Cat in the Hat.
Why did the Cat in the Hat come to Sally and Conrad’s mother’s house? • The cat in the hat comes to visit their home to entertain and have fun with Sally and Conrad.
Why does the Fish not like the Cat in the Hat? • The fish does not like what the cat in the hat is doing because their mother would not be very happy with conrad and sally if she were to find out.
Why does Conrad tell the Cat in the Hat to leave? • Because of how much trouble the cat caused, Conrad finally tells him to leave.
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Review 5.1 Why Review
Question 1 of 3
Why did the Cat in the Hat come to Sally and Conrad’s mother’s house?
A. To entertain them. B. To mess up their house. C. To see their mother. D. To make the Fish mad.
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Theme
Definition: Theme The theme is the main subject of the story.
Sally and Conrad’s mother left the house in their trust. The Cat in the Hat saw that as an opportunity to test Sally and Conrad. The Fish tries to keep Sally and Conrad from allowing the Cat in the Hat to mess up the house. The Fish is the opposite of the Cat in the Hat because he wants to be obedient and keep the house clean, while the Cat in the Hat just wants to do whatever he wants to do and not follow any rules. Â
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What was the theme of The Cat in the Hat?
Theme: Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.
What does this theme mean?
The theme of The Cat in the Hat means that in order to follow the rules and have fun at the same time, there needs to be structure. Without there being any fundamentals, there is only chaos. The Cat in the Hat is very messy and does not like listening, but the Fish always wants to follow the rules and keep order. Sally and Conrad are confused on what to do. Should they follow the rules with the Fish, or should they join the fun with the Cat in the Hat? Sally and Conrad are actually able to do both! You can have fun while following the rules at the same time.
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Last Thoughts: What could all the characters have done in order to still have fun without completely messing up the house?
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Review 6.1 Theme Review
Question 2 of 2
What was the theme of The Cat in the Hat?
A. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. B. Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.
C. Always follow the rules. D. Breaking the rules is fun.
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Resource Page Story: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Pictures: http://seuss.wikia.com/wiki/Sally http://seuss.wikia.com/wiki/Conrad http://upstartcrowliterary.com/blog/?p=994 http://www.shmoop.com/cat-in-the-hat/ http://national.momstown.espresso.furthermore.ca/craft/dr-seussthing-1-and-thing-2-photo-craft http://www.weightymatters.ca/2013/07/saturday-stories-who-and-b ig-food.html http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20609141_20616003,00.html http://seuss.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(book) http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/christmasgifts.aspx http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/3/16/cat-in-the-hat-to-become-acgi-animated-feature-film.html
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