Before watching students do the worksheet activities for this scene. Horribly hideous shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride. Motivate your class using this lesson on word choice. Fiction shrek, a horrid ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, whos even uglier than. In steigs inimitable styleimaginative whimsy with a strong dose of mellow common senseheres an antihero for the young. The book shrek gave birth to a new level of notoriety for steig, who had a rather storied career up until shrek made his appearance in 1990.
Schrecken in german and yiddish means to scare, terrify, or horrify, and the ogre shrek on the cover of steig s book is a scary figure. Shrek the musical is set in a mythical once upon a time sort of land, it is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crosses his path, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation. The getaway diary of a wimpy kid book 12 by jeff kinney2227 one man guy by michael barakiva1780. Best free pdf books download and read books online freebooks. Learners discuss how word choice affects a story, listen to shrek. The following tasks combine the viewing of some scenes from the first shrek movie with a reading of selections from steigs picture book. Steigs use of just a few, simple words will appeal to young readers. On a rainy day, title character pete flops down on the couch in an attitude of despair.
Before shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was william steigs shrek, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. Steig the toy brother introduces a game guaranteed to produce a good mood. Somehavecomparedthisfilmtotheholidayfavorite itsawonderfullife. William steig lesson plans and teaching tips free english learning and. Here is how i have studied steig with my second graders. William steigs books explored the reality that adults dont want. It is, however, great for little kids, maybe even those learning to read, and its fun in the same way that dr. Its a big bright beautiful world for everyones favorite ogre in shrek the musical jr.
William steig wrote more than 30 books and continued to create for children until he died, at age 95, in 2003. My first book choice is sylvester and the magic pebble by william steig the author of shrek. Before shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was william steig s shrek. A book of symbolical drawings by william steig random house. Originally,dreamworksanimationplannedtohavefive shrek. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the m. Before shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was william steigs shrek. Not only is this book a caldacott medal winner, but its also been banned in parts of the us. Best of william steig 70 books goodreads share book.
Shrek 2, which was released seven months after his death, was dedicated to his memory. See more ideas about author studies, childrens books and book activities. Based on the dreamworks animation motion picture and the book by william steig. In a faraway kingdom, the green ogre, shrek, finds his swamp invaded by fairytale misfits. Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, whos even uglier than he is. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the. Thank you for choosing this resource to enhance your curriculum. When i walked into the room full of strangers, i felt timid.
Nov 15, 2015 this video is about the amazing bone by william steig rags 2 riches rag by audionautix is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. Motivate your class using this instructional activity on word choice. This book appeals to adults, too, maybe even more so than children. The stage musical is based on the story and characters from william steig s book shrek. I made up some worksheets to go along with the book. This video is about the amazing bone by william steig rags 2 riches rag by audionautix is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous. Book to movie comparison setting in the film shrek lived in a swamp located in the middle of the forrest, the home did not look appealing or put together shrek. Steig died of natural causes in boston on october 3, 2003, aged 95. William steig of course shrek seeks on the back of a donkey and finds a bride an ogress even uglier than he. Shrek the musical presented by ymca productions 21.
What is the word that means shy and maybe a little scared. William steig 19072003 was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of awardwinning books for children, including shrek. This reading will have no scottish accents or eddie murphy. Of course shrek seeks on the back of a donkey and finds a bride an ogress even uglier than he. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults. Feb 05, 2010 on rereading william steigs book shrek. Ugly ogre parents make an even uglier ogre son named shrek. It is amazing to me that william steig wrote his first childrens book at age sixty. The song ends, and we see shrek sneaking up on the mob. Jul 30, 20 before shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was william steig s shrek. There is a colored and black and white version available. He has a green face with protruding ears and a bald head.
The name shrek is the romanization of the yiddish word. While watching students watch the scene to check their answers. Steig also received the christopher award, the irma simonton black award, the william allen white childrens book award, the america book award, and society of illustrators lifetime achievement award. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the. In when everybody wore a hat, steig introduces us to his 8yearold self, as heremembers his parents arguing in four languages, the old windup phonograph, shopping, womens clothing, the old neighborhood, and 1916 childrens fun. Schrecken in german and yiddish means to scare, terrify, or horrify, and the ogre shrek on the cover of steigs book is a scary figure. His illustrations are full of verve, as spontaneous black lines define the characters and. The description of the movie said it was based on the book by william steig but the movie did took huge and creative liberties. William steigs stories capture the imaginations of second through fifth graders, who are old enough to appreciate his humor and. His illustrations are full of verve, as spontaneous black lines define the characters and their emotions along with, of course, those hats. Enjoy the rich language used in the now 20yearsold and stillfunny picture book that inspired a movie adaptation.
Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary. The following tasks combine the viewing of some scenes from the first shrek movie with a reading of. Please be aware before purchasing that the picture book shrek. This simple venn diagram was used to compare and contrast the shrek book by william steig and the first shrek movie directed by andrew adamson and vicky jenson. Petes a pizza and getting to know william steig dvds. Browse books by william steig sylvester and the magic pebble. These activities were created to be used with the picture book shrek. Biographical information, book list, activities and crafts, along with other resources to. William steigs books, like amos and boris, about the unlikely friendship between. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. Shrek, a horrid ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, whos even uglier than he is. Before shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was william steig s shrek, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. They will study a text lesson, take a related quiz that follows up, and participate in handson activities to.
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