Part+A

LE 3 - Part A

Here is what I've got so far. I think the only thing was original documents; do we need both types document/public record?



Laura - I just want to confirm so that we all use the same style for bibliographic citations. I was under the assumption we were to use Chicago. Let me know if you think different.

Part I 1. Identify the grade level and subject area that you think would benefit form reading this work and explain why. Then identify the level of achievement of the class (e.g. high-achievement students, mixed-achievement students, low-achievement students) and explain why the team picked this achievement level. Laura - I think this would be best for high school students, and for an English class. I think it could work in a mixed-achievement class. I read an article that stated how a teacher wasn't sure the class would connect with the text, but they could relate to themes of family, so I think it would be great for everyone. Plus, with it being a play, it may be more accessible for some students.

2. Place the time and setting of the book in an historical context to relate to the book. a. Identify the setting and time in which the book occurs. Pittsburgh, PA -1936. It was the time of the Great Depression. Those who were already struggling families like the Charles, will struggle more. Boy Willie's desire to own the Sutter land is questionable as to its value given the economic strife of the era. Farmers in the South were suffering a great deal through this time. b. Identify five events that happened in the country/world at the time the story takes place. (For example, political and/or cultural events and scientific discoveries/inventions.) The Great Depression US Presidential election: Franklin Roosevelt Won Berlin Olympics Dust Bowl continues in US Midwest First successful helicopter flight takes place Debut of electric guitar c. Identify two sources in which you located this information. http://www.factmonster.com/year/1936.html http://www.britannica.com/search?query=1936 d. Provide one citation for a newspaper or periodical on the book's topic published at the time the story takes place. Associated Press. "Influx Boosts Negro Census in the North: 8 Centers Report Half of Colored Populations Came From South." //Washington Post//. April 12, 1936. http://search.proquest.com/docview/150790983?accountid=14709 e. Identify the source in which you located this citation. PittCat+

Part II

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Savannah 7-11 7. Create a playlist of four related songs or musical pieces available on CD or iTunes or another source: a. Provide full bibliographic citations. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this informatio [|http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug03/jukebox/front.html]

“Symphony in Black” Duke Ellington & His Orchestra with Billy Holiday, 1935.

“All of Me” Louis Armstrong, 1932. [|http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug03/jukebox/front.html]

“Maple Leaf Rag” Ragtime (The Music of Scott Joplin), 2006. iTunes.

“The Entertainer” Ragtime (The Music of Scott Joplin), 2006. iTunes.

8. Select two photos and two paintings or works of art for the period or location of the book. (Use ArtStor for art works.) a. Provide full bibliographic citations. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information.

Photos: Carnegie Museum of Art website, Teenie Harris collection []

Harris, Charles “Teenie.” “Junilla Street with Walker Moving Company truck in foreground, Hill District.” c. 1938-1940.

Harris, Charles “Teenie” “Exterior of Loendi Club, 83 Fullerton Avenue, Hill District.” c. 1940.

Works of art:

Bearden, Romare. “Piano Lesson” 1983. [] Benton, Thomas Hart. “Mural Painting: no. 3: ‘Arts of the City.’” 1932. []= ArtStor 9. Select two related poems or collections of poems on topic(s): a. Provide full bibliographic citations. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information.

Rampersad, Arnold. The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. New York: Knopf, 1994. Amazon.com

“’Of Things Exactly As They Are’: American Poetry of the 1930s.” [|http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma05/dulis/poetry/index.html], June 2005.

10. Select two related biographies and/or autobiographies related to the topic(s): a. Provide full bibliographic citations. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information. Amazon.com

Bryer, Jackson B. Conversations with August Wilson. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2006.

Harrington, Joan. I Ain’t Sorry for Nothin’ I done: August Wilson’s Process of Playwriting. New York: Limelight Editions, 2004. 11. Select two related videos from YouTube or TeacherTube and/or spoken word audios for teacher use in the classroom: a. Provide full bibliographic citation. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information.

“Let’s Face the Music and Dance 1936 Irving Berlin Song Player Piano Roll.” []

“History Channel—The Great Depression” []

Laura 12-17 12. Identify two possible community and/or human resources who could relate to the topic(s). (Could be from the local, state, or national level.) a. Provide contact information. Dr. Michael Downing, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English at Kutztown University; teaches courses in American drama, specifically August Wilson - downing@Kutztown.edu Dr. Laurence Glasco, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History at University of Pittsburgh; teaches a course on the history of black Pittsburgh; projects include history of black Pittsburgh, August Wilson's Hill District, and Teenie Harris' visual imagery of black Pittsburgh - lag1@pitt.edu b. Describe how you located these individuals. I first located his August Wilson website (www.AugustWilson.net) and August Wilson Blog. I then found his contact information by searching for "Dr. Mike Downing, Kutztown" in Google. Searched for "Pittsburgh, PA Hill District History" in Google and eventually found Dr. Glasco's university web page.

13. Identify two sources of biographical information (print or electronic) about the author: a. Provide full bibliographic citations. //Conversations with August Wilson.// Edited by Jackson R. Bryer and Mary C. Hartig. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2006. "Biographical Sketch of August Wilson." August Wilson Center for African American Culture. Accessed July 9, 2012. http://www.augustwilsoncenter.org/aacc_pdfs/AugustWilsonBioSketch.pdf. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information. Amazon.com August Wilson Center for African American Culture

14. Identify two sources of critical evaluation about this work or about the author's work(s): a. Provide full bibliographic citations. Bloom, Harold. //August Wilson//. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Bogumil, Mary. //Understanding August Wilson.// Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information. Using PittCat+ Library of Congress Catalog

15. Identify other related works by this author: The August Wilson Century Cycle a. Provide full bibliographic citations. Wilson, August. //Gem of the Ocean//. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2006. Wilson, August. //Joe Turner's Come and Gone.// New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //Ma Rainey's Black Bottom//. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //Seven Guitars.// New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //Fences.// New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //Two Trains Running//. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //Jitney.// New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //King Hedley II.// New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. Wilson, August. //Radio Golf.// New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information. Wilson, August. The Piano Lesson. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 2007. (titles on book jacket) Indian Valley Public Library Online Card Catalog (bibliographic information)

16. Make two suggestions for what students could read after reading and studying this work: a. Provide full bibliographic citations. Wilkerson, Isabel. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. New York: Random House, 2010. Mathis, Ayana. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. b. Identify the source(s) in which you located this information. AccessPA search and Library Journal reviews. The Warmth of Other Suns: [] The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: []

17. Identify any possible person, group, or institution to follow on Twitter and provide a sample tweet. August Wilson Center - @AWC_Pittsburgh - "Ladies...do you like tea and fabulous gospel singers? Join us on Sunday, June 10th at 1PM prior to the 3PM performance of WHO DO YOU LOVE? Evangelist Terina Hicks will be our host! The tea is only $5.00 @ the door."