1-22-20

Date: 1-22-20                                                             homeworkushg.blogspot.com

Teacher: Ms. Figueroa/U.S History and Government.              Class: ____________

Parent/Guardian Signature: ___________________________________________

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Woodson’s eloquent poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become.

Level 1:
1. Highlight the years Jacqueline Woodson grew up in.

2. Complete the sentence: Living with the remnants of ________and her growing awareness of the ___________ movement.

L.   Level 2:

1.    1. Describe who the poem is about: ______________________________.

2. What did Jacqueline Woodson struggle with as a child? _________________________


Level 3:

1.     1. Explain what Jacqueline Woodson was inspired by growing up: __________________________________________________________

2. Describe the information would you include in YOUR biography: _____________________________________________________________________