I didn’t know it would become such a large book I was thinking in terms of a few poems, perhaps one medium-long poem. His story had been lost, and I wanted to know more. It started with my feelings about this musician I was appalled that I hadn’t known anything about him. Rita Dove: It didn’t evolve from beginning to end few of my books ever have. Could you tell me about your conception for the book and how it evolved? He was also a friend of Ludwig van Beethoven before they had a falling out. The night before, I had attended a collaboration that she did with violinist Boyd Tinsley from the Dave Mathews Band.Ĭhapman Hood Frazier: Last night I attended your performance at the Paramount Theater with Boyd Tinsley from the Dave Mathews Band to launch your collection Sonata Mulattica, a verse drama that tells about the life of a nineteenth-century Euro-African violinist, George Polgreen Bridgetower. As we spoke we sat on a white couch in their living room, surrounded by plants, African artifacts, and an array of paintings and photographs. Both Fred and Rita are passionate ballroom dancers. Their home is located on a secluded drive overlooking a small lake. Our conversation took place on March 23, 2009, in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she lives with her husband, the writer Fred Viebahn. Her most recent book, Collected Poems 1974–2004, was released by W. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and edited The Best American Poetry 2000 and The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry (2011). Poet Laureate, is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the Duke Ellington Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Humanities Medal, the Heinz Award, the NAACP Great American Artist Award, and numerous other awards. Extra licenses are discounted.Rita Dove, former U.S. If you like my work, please help me keep the price low by purchasing additional licenses for any teacher with whom you would like to share this lesson. Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Copying any part of this product and/or placing it on the internet in any form (even a personal/classroom website) is strictly forbidden. The reproduction of any part of this product is strictly prohibited. Permission is granted to copy pages specifically designed for student or teacher use by the original purchaser or licensee. ©Copyright 2014 Art with Jenny K.® ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The purchase of this product is for one license and is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Sign up HERE to join my mailing list and I'll send you my kindness coloring sheets as a 'thank you.' I love to spoil my e-mail subscribers by sending exclusive freebies, tips and tricks, as well as special announcements of sales–not to mention that after you join, you’ll get invited to my "Subscribers Library" of freebies. Thank you for supporting my work and infusing your classroom with art! You don't have to be an art teacher to infuse art into your classroom-you just need to know one (and that someone is me!). Please click the "Follow Me" button on this page to keep updated on all my new offerings! Blackout Poetry Kindness Bulletin Board.You may also like my Famous Face® of Poetry Collaboration Poster. Use some parts this year and some parts next year! But no matter how you use it, I hope you and your students enjoy learning about the truly inspirational Rita Dove! But of course, feel free to change it to fit your specific classroom needs. There is a lot in this unit, and I have suggested a sequence in the lesson. I am personal friends with Rita, and I have been given permission to use her photograph, poem, and biography. It's all in here-reading, writing, poetry, and ART!!! An art mosaic poster project with 2 variations (easy and more challenging).Common Core Standards addressed in grades 2-5.One of Rita's Poems, "The First Book with questions to go along with it.A biography on Rita Dove with questions to go along with it.With the purchase of this lesson, you will get: It can be used as a supplement to a unit on poetry (for example, as part of April’s National Poetry Month celebration), as a complement to a study of women’s history (for example, as a part of March’s Women’s History Month), as an important part of a Black History Month unit, or as a stand alone classroom art project celebrating any or all of the above! My intention for this lesson is multifaceted. It has something for everyone! It is focused on grades 2-5 but could also be used for older students. Poetry, reading, writing, art.you can't go wrong with this unit. Poetry unit for National Poetry Month: An Introduction to U.S.
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