Book Detail

Richard Wright and the Library Card

Publication Information
Author:  Miller, William Illustrator:  Christie, Gregory
Title:  Richard Wright and the Library Card Date:  1997
Publisher:  Lee and Low City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  1-880000-57-1 ISBN, hardback:  

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

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

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

Summary:
This is a 'slice of life' biography about the author Richard Wright set in his late adolescence/ young adulthood. Events deal with discrimination, Richard's discovery of literature, and how he decided to become an author.

Teaching Ideas:
This book joins a small but interesting text set on libraries. Teachers might search WWW sites to find more biographical information about Wright. A compare/ contrast activity focusing on this 'slice of life' biography and a more typical 'cradle to grave' biography might prove interesting. The book may belong with a unit about Civil Rights as well. Students can write about their experiences of oppression, times when they were denied access to places. Students may want to read some of Wright's works.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Agree? Disagree? Why?
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
bullet Book Conversations
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
bullet Matrices or Charts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
bullet Think-Pair-Share
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American > well-known people
bullet Education > reading
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance
bullet Family > children > childhood memories
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > prejudice
bullet Literature and Language > authors
bullet History > topic > Black History


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