Racism in Dr. Seuss Books

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about the discontinuation of several of Dr. Seuss's children's books due to racist imagery. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

cease
depiction
stereotype
reckoning
in tandem
inception
scores of
slur
subservient
bias
susceptible
discrimination
A spinning paper plane