Next, play the audio clip of Gwendolyn Brooks reading her own poem " We Real Cool," from the EDSITEment-reviewed The Academy of American Poets website.
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pdf format, for students to complete at home. If students read this poem at home before class discussion, consider handing out these questions, available in. During these readings, ask students to pay particular attention to how the poem is read - what words are emphasized and how do the readers establish a rhythm for their reading?
Ask for three different student volunteers to read "We Real Cool." Then show the video of John Ulrich discussing and reading "We Real Cool" as part of the EDSITEment-reviewed Library of Congress Favorite Poems Project. overview of Brooks' The Bean Eaters, her 1960 volume of poems that included "We Real Cool."Įmphasize to students that perhaps the most important first step in closely analyzing a poem is to hear and/or read the poem aloud.Introduce students to Gwendolyn Brooks by providing some details of her life and place in literary history, drawing from the following links available via the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poetry: The link takes you to the index page for all the videos click on the We Real Cool/John Ulrich thumbnail or hyperlink to activate the video.Īctivity 1. View the video of a young man (John Ulrich) discussing and reading "We Real Cool" as part of the EDSITEment reviewed Library of Congress Favorite Poems Project.Read the overview of Brooks' The Bean Eaters, her 1960 volume of poems that included "We Real Cool." From The Academy of American Poets website.Note Brooks' own comments about her widely read poem. Browse the critical essays about "We Real Cool" from EDSITEment-reviewed Modern American Poetry website.
Read the online version and listen to the audio clip of Brooks' " We Real Cool," from the EDSITEment-reviewed The Academy of American Poets website.Read the biography of Gwendolyn Brooks from the EDSITEment reviewed Modern American Poetry website.If your students are new to or uncomfortable reading poetry, consider teaching the EDSITEment lesson plan " Preparing for Poetry.".Students can access the poem and some of the activity materials via the EDSITEment LaunchPad.
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