Teachers of English literature, music and multicultural studies will find this to be an invaluable source for supplementary reading and writing lessons on personal narrative, history, drama and poetry. Diverse methods of inspiring students to write through readings of African American literature—from all over the Americas—include exercises using the poetry of Nobel laureate Derek Wolcott, Aimée Césare, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Rita Dove, Bob Kaufman, Nikki Giovanni, and Langston Hughes. Exercises stressing the musical influence on jazz and blues poetry, and the resultant use of lyric poetic devices, also fortify this collection. Included are student samples, a select bibliography, and a brief discography.
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WHENEVER I HAVE USED personal essays to motivate students to write their own, I have relied on James Baldwin's work, because I know that he will get high school and college kids engaged and excited. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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African American, Black Misery, Langston Hughes, Africa Dream, Rita Dove, Etheridge Knight, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sterling Brown, James Baldwin, Lorenzo Thomas, Jayne Cortez, Saint Lucia's First Communion, Wild Negro Bill, Derek Walcott, Ishmael Reed, Jacob Lawrence, Native Son, New Jersey, Ray Charles, Richard Wright, Bob Kaufman, Los Angeles, Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson, Southern Road New!
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WHENEVER I HAVE USED personal essays to motivate students to write their own, I have relied on James Baldwin's work, because I know that he will get high school and college kids engaged and excited. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rain kiss, crystal stair Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, Black Misery, Langston Hughes, Africa Dream, Rita Dove, Etheridge Knight, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sterling Brown, James Baldwin, Lorenzo Thomas, Jayne Cortez, Saint Lucia's First Communion, Wild Negro Bill, Derek Walcott, Ishmael Reed, Jacob Lawrence, Native Son, New Jersey, Ray Charles, Richard Wright, Bob Kaufman, Los Angeles, Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson, Southern Road New!
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- The Great Migration: An American Story by Jacob Lawrence on 7 pages
- Black Misery by Langston Hughes on 7 pages
- Old Faithful by Edited by Christopher Edgar & Ron Padgett in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thomas and Beulah: Poems by Rita Dove in Front Matter, page 128, and page 130
- Collected Poems by Ted Hughes in Front Matter, page 86, and page 150
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- The Teachers & Writers Guide to Classic American Literature by Gary Lenhart in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Teachers and Writers Guide to William Carlos Willliams (Teachers & Writers Guides) by Gary Lenhart in Back Matter
- Razzle Dazzle Writing: Achieving Excellence Through 50 Target Skills by Melissa Forney in Back Matter
- Teaching Story Writing (Grades 3-6) by Joan Novelli on page 13
- Personal Fiction Writing: A Guide to Writing from Real Life for Teachers, Students & Writers by Meredith Sue Willis in Back Matter
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