Book Detail

I, Too, Sing America

Publication Information
Author:  Clinton, Catherine (comp.) Illustrator:  Alcorn, Stephen
Title:  I, Too, Sing America Date:  1998
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-395-89599-5 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies

Summary:
This is a collection of poetry, arranged chronologically, by African-American poets. Biographies of the poets accompany their poems.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will want to review the book before using it; some poems and illustrations are more compelling than others. Still, this is an exhilarating and dynamic collection that showcases nearly 300 years of poetry. Read-alouds of individual poems might lead learners to research the poets or their other works. The chronological ordering makes the text useful in the study of history; learners may want to explore how the poetry changes over time and what elements remain the same. The biographies can be used to learn more about African-American authors. Langston Hughes www.learner.org/catalog/literature/vvseries/vvspot/Hughes.html; Maya Angelou http://ucaswww.msm.uc.edu/worldtest/about/htm

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American > well-known people > Hughes, Langston
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American > well-known people > Angelou, Maya
bullet History > time period > 19th Century
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet Literature and Language > poetry


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