Homework: April 4

Hello Everyone!

Today we continued our work on Walter Dean Myers.  

For Homework:  Read the short article clip below, answer the questions that follow.

Children’s Book Envoy Defines His Mission

By JULIE BOSMAN 

JAN. 3, 2012

“I think that what we need to do is say reading is going to really affect your life,” Walter Dean Myers said. Credit Juan Arredondo for The New York Times

JERSEY CITY — On the rough-edged streets of Harlem in the 1940s, the young Walter Dean Myers knew better than to carry his library books where other children could see them.

“I was teased if I brought my books home,” said Mr. Myers, now a prolific and award-winning children’s book author. “I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books in the bag and bring them home. Not that I was that concerned about them teasing me — because I would hit them in a heartbeat. But I felt a little ashamed, having books.”

Level 1:  

1. What is the title of the article?

2. When was it written?

3. Who is the author of the article? 

4. Who is the article written about?

Level 2:  

1. What is the title of the article?

2. When was it written?

3. Who is the author of the article? 

4.  Write one to two sentences summarizing the article.

Level 3:  

1. What is the title of the article?

2. When was it written?

3. Who is the author of the article? 

4. Write one to two sentences summarizing the article.

5. Have you ever felt embarrassed by something you loved?  Explain your thinking. 

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