Book Detail
ellington was not a street |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Shange, Ntozake | Illustrator: Nelson, Kadir |
| Title: ellington was not a street | Date: 2004 |
| Publisher: Simon & Schuster | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-689-82884-5 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): poetry, easy reading, biography and autobiography | |
HSE Descriptor(s): language arts - reading |
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Summary: |
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| The poet lovingly remembers her family's recent history that was filled with stars of the African American firmament. Brief biographies of the people depicted add welcome information. | |
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| Readers will want to follow-up with research on the Internet or in the library into the persons mentioned to see what they contributed to Shange's world and perhaps listen to some of their speeches or listen to their music. The colorful phrases encourage the study of figurative language: "politics as necessary as collards;" "our windows were not cement or steel," "our doors opened like our daddy's arms held us safe and loved," and above all, "ellington was not a street." Students can do a copy change poem about other famous, important throughout history. Readers who like this book might enjoy looking at Shange's I Live in Music on this database. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Book Conversationshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf |
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Copy Change http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf |
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Helping Students in the Writing Process http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf |
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Reader's Theater http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf |
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Save the Last Word for Me (Adaptation) http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/adapt_save_last_word.pdf |
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