Negro Speaks of Rivers, The |
Publication Information
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Author: Hughes, Langston |
Illustrator: Lewis, E.B. |
Title: Negro Speaks of Rivers, The |
Date: 2009 |
Publisher: Disney |
City: NY |
ISBN, paperback: 978-0-7868-1867-9 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
Yes |
Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
poetry, easy reading
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading
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Summary: |
E.B.Lewis depicts Langston Hughes' poem through beautful watercolor illustrations which help in the understanding of the poem. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Explore/ discuss the illustrations and how they add to the experience of reading the poem. The illustrator's note is very interesting and should be shared with students - E. B Lewis' explanation of his illustrations and where he included himself in this book. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Fluency Activities
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/fluency_activities.pdf
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Reader's Theater
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
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