We The People
Publication Information
Author:  Katz, Bobbi	Illustrator:  Crews, Nina
Title:  We The People	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Greenwillow	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-688-16531-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies
Summary:
American history from Colonial times to the present is presented through 65 poems about individuals--some real and some imaginary. A timeline of historic events runs across the lower part of the page and a note about writing the book appears at the end. The collage illustrations are thought-provoking. Although the poems are uneven in quality, the use of varied rhyme schemes and line placement invites exploration of different poetic forms.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers can excerpt individual poems to supplement the study of American history. Although the poems sometimes sacrifice meaning to rhyme scheme, students can practice a variety of poetic rhyme schemes by imitating them. Learners might be motivated to learn about an historical event by selecting a person involved in the event and writing a poem about him or her. The poems lend themselves to choral reading, paired reading, and Readers' Theater.
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