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A Title: Through My Eyes By Ruby Bridges

Annotated Bibliography On November 14,1960, a six year old black child was first integrated in a white school. As you look through her eyes to see that time. This book is an easy reader that targets Third grade to middle school level.

Title I Have A Dream Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ; foreword by Coretta Scott King ; paintings by fifteen Coretta Scott King Award and Honor book artists.

Annotated Bibliography This goes into Martin Luther,Jr. visionary dream of equality and the brotherhood of the world. These illustrations are excellent and give an over all feel about this remarkable man. This is an Easy Reader material yet the reader level to eight grades.

Title: A Drawing in the Sand ( A story of African American Art) written and illustrated by Jerry Butler

Annotated Bibliography This is the story about Jerry Bulter who goals were to become an artist while he was drawing line in the sand. His family encouraged him to follow his dreams. As develops into an artist he discovers the African American artistic tradition. This is picture book for elemental level.

Title: Brown Angels ( An Album of Pictures and Verse) By Walter Dean Myers

Annotated Bibliography This is a collection of poetry with photographs about the African American children from turn of the century. The names might be lost but they are immortalizing within these photos and poetry that goes with each poem.

Title Sweet Words So Brave (the Story of African American Literature Written by Barbara K. Curry and James Michel Brodie Illustrated by Jerry Bulter.

Annotated Bibliography This is Illustrations and brief biographies of African American writers who have influence the world with speeches and poems. Easy Reader but looks like a book in verse with the poetry.

Lesson Plan In honor of Black History Month we will all write a poem and make pictures to match these poems. This will be developed into a picture book.

Purpose This will show diversity and develop the ELA skills and artistic skills of the students.

Materials Pencils, Canyons, Paper,

Objective The students will construct a book of poems with illustrations.

Examples Showing examples of poems and use of language while working with art to make a poem.

Assignment As a class each student we make a poem and art work to go with the poem in a new book.