Something Permanent |
Publication Information
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Author: Rylant, Cynthia |
Illustrator: Evans, Walker |
Title: Something Permanent |
Date: 1994 |
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Co |
City: San Diego, CA |
ISBN, paperback: 0-15-277090-9 |
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Young Adult:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
poetry, photographic essay
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading| social studies
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Summary: |
Walker Evans' photographs of southern United States during the Depression years are stark and haunting, and Cynthia Rylant's short poems describe their stories beautifully. |
Teaching Ideas: |
These photos and poems make an excellent complement to any discussion of the Great Depression or a good introduction to the theme of the Great Migration. Teachers may want to use the photos as a prompt for writing poetry, then compare thoughts to those expressed by Rylant and discuss the poems' connections to the photos. Teachers may also want to use these poems as a springboard to poetry writing, particularly to some of the easier forms such as cinquains and diamantes. Students may want to make connections between the photos and Lyon's book of short stories, Choices.
Walker Evans: www.metmuseum.org/special/walkerevans/walker |
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