Shimmy, Shimmy, Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Publication Information
Author:  Giovanni, Nikki	Illustrator:
Title:  Shimmy, Shimmy, Shimmy Like My Sister Kate	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Henry Holt & Co.	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-8050-3494-3	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry, biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - reading
Summary:
Noted author Nikki Giovanni has selected and comments on poems by some of the greatest African-American writers of this century.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will probably want to use excerpts, perhaps reading aloud to all but higher level learners. Giovanni's notes serve to add historical and political context, which adds to interest. Bleich's Heuristic and (Write and Share)2 work well with poetry. Learners may want to write responses reacting to both Giovanni's strong voice and the poems themselves. Several biography projects may also be possible. www.nku.edu/~diesmarj/harlem_intro.htm
Teaching Strategies:
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
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Ethnic Groups > African-American History > time period > 20th Century History > region > U.S. history Literature and Language > literature > American literature Literature and Language > poetry

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