[aisle] The Undefeated

[Angela Florence]

I shared T*he Undefeated* this week via a Screencastify lesson for 2nd -5th
Grade. After watching a few of Kwame Alexander's interviews online, I
noticed he describes his poem as a "Love Letter to America." I shared this
description and a video of him reading to a group of kids. It was powerful
to hear the poem read in his own voice.

I featured the home pages of Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson.

I also asked my students to consider why this book won the Newbery Honor,
the Corretta Scott King, and Caldecott Medal.

Thank you to the Monarch and Bluestem Committee for the ideas shared in the
online resources for those registering for the Illinois Reader's Choice
Awards.

Angela





Angela Florence
School Librarian
Moline-Coal Valley Community Unit District 40
aflorenc at molineschools.org

Butterworth, Franklin and
Willard Elementary Schools











On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 8:38 AM Christine Wilson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I read through the book and passed over pages I didn't think would engage
> my younger readers. I also used this as part of a series of getting meaning
> from illustrations, so we talked about the artwork more than the text.
>
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 6:09 AM Kathryn Green via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> If you read to the bottom of the blurb in the inside jacket, you can find
>> an audio link to this book. It is short but I liked it.
>>
>> As you read through the book, you will see images of famous African
>> Americans. There is a history timeline in the back of the book. I read the
>> words, and showed the students how some words were bigger than the others.
>> I asked them why they thought that was. I explained that the largest word
>> had some special meaning about the picture, like a QR link but way older,
>> and that I had to be a book detective and find what the word meant.
>> (Advocating for reading the entire book). I would recommend reading the
>> timeline in the back first she you are prepared)
>>
>> The discussion from this book lasted way longer than 30 minutes across
>> the grades.  I paired it with Becoming Kareem on the Caudill for older
>> readers.
>>
>> Kathryn Green
>>
>> > On Feb 8, 2021, at 5:49 AM, Kulesza, Patti via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> > 
>> > Hi friends. I'm having a bit of a freeze as to how to present the
>> Monarch nominee, The Undefeated, to my K and 1st grade students. We are
>> totally remote and need 30 minutes. I want to highlight black history but
>> struggling with trying to keep it age appropriate. Any black history ideas
>> willing to share for remote out there for k-2? Thanks!
>> > Patty Kulesza
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