I Saw Your Face
Publication Information
Author:  Dawes, Kwame	Illustrator:  Feelings, Tom
Title:  I Saw Your Face	Date:  2005
Publisher:  Dial	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8037-1894-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - writing
Summary:
Sketches from Tom Feelings's sketch book are used to frame a simple yet powerful poem about the "face game" played by the author with his mother that celebrates African-American heritage.
Teaching Ideas:
Students could reflect on their lives and family origins, noting the ways in which they are similar or dissimilar from their ancestors or those of the same ethnic heritage. Discussion could include what we can or cannot learn about a person based on appearance. A text set of Feelings's work could be used to draw conclusions about his contributions. The introduction and end ("In Memory of Tom Feelings") are both interesting and powerful. Teachers may want to read these aloud. Map at the end could be used to practice map skills.
Teaching Strategies:
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Ethnic Groups > African-American Geography Communities Family Family > family heritage Religion/Philosophy > Taoism History > topic > Black History Literature and Language > poetry

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