Shake Rag
Publication Information
Author:  Littlesugar, Amy	Illustrator:  Cooper, Floyd
Title:  Shake Rag	Date:  1998
Publisher:  Philomel	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-399-23005-X	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, true story
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
As a boy, Elvis Presley discovers "good news" music at a traveling church that gives his guitar playing a distinctive sound when he records later in 1954.
Teaching Ideas:
Important influences on one's life are often recognized much later in retrospect. Learners may want to discuss or write about this in their lives or speculate on how the hardships in Elvis's early life affected the last years before he died. Elvis's impoverished early years were spent in the South of the 40's. What was the role of "white trash," as Elvis was called, in his community? Students may want to discuss or write about other entertainers have been influenced by religious music.
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > bullies Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > isolation Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Southern United States Religion/Philosophy > church Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > race relations Music > rock and roll Music > musicians > Presley, Elvis

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