One More River to Cross |
Publication Information
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Author: Myers, Walter Dean |
Illustrator: |
Title: One More River to Cross |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Harcourt |
City: San DIego |
ISBN, paperback: |
ISBN, hardback: 0-15-202021 |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
photographic essay, easy reading, biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
This is a photographic chronicle of African American life. The text is very simple. The photos are very powerful. The author includes an index of the photos. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Probably best not to tinker with this wonderful book too much. Readers may want to create a timeline of the events. Students will want to discuss the photos based on the criteria for visual literacy. (See websites for more information: www.ivla.org; www.pomona.edu/Academic/courserelated/classprojects/Visual-lit/intro/intro.html.) The book could be used as copy change for pictorial family biographies. Students could find and download photos related to their own ethnic/ cultural backgrounds. |
Teaching Strategies: |
Clustering
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/clustering.pdf
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Copy Change
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
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Creating a Classroom Magazine
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/create_class_zine.pdf
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DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
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Unsent Letters
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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