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Problematizing Yertle the Turtle, the Lorax, and Horton through critical literacy, global issues and Freire’s tenets

dc.contributor.advisor Román Pérez, Rosa I.
dc.contributor.author Rivera Villanueva, Marylian
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Arts en_US
dc.contributor.committee Irizarry Rodríguez, José M.
dc.contributor.committee Carroll, Kevin S.
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Parés Matos, Elsie I.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-09-13T19:44:54Z
dc.date.available 2018-09-13T19:44:54Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.description.abstract Through the use of children’s literature, this thesis encourages educators and parents to expose children, from an early age to texts that promote critical thinking. In order to identify texts that do so, an evaluation tool was done to three Dr. Seuss books to identify if they portrayed McDaniel’s characteristics of critical literacy, three of Freire’s tenets, and Yakovchuk’s global issues. After each of the elements were identified in the Dr. Seuss’s books Yertle the Turtle, The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who!; the findings were critically analyzed using a holistic approach. As a result, these evaluations revealed that the three Dr. Seuss's books lend themselves to the use of critical pedagogy by presenting the characteristics of critical literacy, Freire’s tenets, and global issues. Ultimately, this thesis motivates educators and parents to choose books which encourage children to think critically and become active agents in their world.
dc.description.abstract Esta tesis provee a educadores y padres una herramienta de evaluación que puede ser utilizada para seleccionar textos que promuevan el pensamiento crítico. Dicha evaluación identifica once elementos en textos de niños: las características de alfabetización crítica establecidas por McDaniel, tres principios de Freire y los problemas globales presentados por Yakovchuk. Tres libros de Dr. Seuss fueron seleccionados para el análisis: Yertle the Turtle, The Lorax y Horton Hears a Who!; luego se analizaron cada uno de los hallazgos con un enfoque holístico. Como resultado, estas evaluaciones revelaron que los tres libros se prestan para la enseñanza de pedagogía crítica mediante la presentación de alfabetización crítica, los principios de Freire y problemas globales. Finalmente, esta tesis proporciona a los educadores y padres una herramienta de evaluación útil y accesible para seleccionar libros que inciten a los niños a pensar críticamente y se conviertan en agentes activos en su mundo.
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/876
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2012 Marylian Rivera Villanueva en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Theodor Seuss Geisel-criticism and interpretation en_US
dc.subject Children's literature en_US
dc.subject Children's literature-critical thinking en_US
dc.subject Freire, Paulo en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Children's literature English en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Children's literature -- Study and teaching en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Critical thinking in children en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Critical thinking -- Study and teaching en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Seuss, Dr. -- Criticism and interpretation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Freire, Paulo -- 1921-1997 en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Education -- Moral and ethical aspects en_US
dc.title Problematizing Yertle the Turtle, the Lorax, and Horton through critical literacy, global issues and Freire’s tenets en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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