Use this research to construct a poem about your heritage. that helped shape who you or your family are. Through this research, find people, places, literature, art, musicians, etc. This book would be a great one to use across many different subject areas- history, literature, and art.ĭiscussion Questions: What references to Harlem’s history did Myers entertwine into his poem? How did Christopher Myers’s illustrations take the poem to another level? (Writing) Do research about your ancestors and your heritage.
While doing my research, I found an amazing website that I will definitely use when teaching this poetry book- Harlem: A Visual Interpretative Analysis– which takes an excerpt of the poem and an accompanied collage and takes the reader through an analysis of the excerpt and artwork. This poem is a celebration of the history of Harlem and its citizens-a celebration of its religion, music, poets, authors, and everything that made/makes it a hub for the civil rights movement and African America culture. The voice of this poem is one of heartbreak, but strength proud of not only what he has become, but where he came from. Through this build up of knowledge, I began to understand the beauty behind Myers’s poem. I started with research of terms and names that I didn’t know, building my knowledge of the culture and history of Harlem. So, I typed up the poem in Google Drive and began doing my very own close reading of the poem.
I wanted to make sense of it and I knew that I didn’t have the background knowledge so I knew that the power of all of the words had not sunk in yet. My Review & Teacher’s Tools For Navigation: After reading this book the first time, I knew I was going to have to tackle it differently than just reading a picture book.
Words and pictures together connect readers -of all ages – to the spirit of Harlem in its music, art, literature, and everyday life, and to how it has helped shape us as a people.
Goodreads Summary: Walter Dean Myers calls to life the deep, rich, and hope-filled history of Harlem, this crucible of American culture.Ĭhristopher Myers’ boldly assembled collage art resonates with feeling, and tells a tale all its own.
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