APRIL - NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

HELLO ALL!

Just touching base with you, this time with POETRY! April is National Poetry Month so we will be celebrating. Here are a couple of favorite poet sites (click on each name) that you might find interesting...enjoy the poems, and think about what YOU would write a poem about...more on that later this week:

Shel Silverstein

Maya Angelou - youtube video reading her poem "I Rise"

Jack Prelutsky

LIT HUB - 10 Wonderful Children's Poets 

THE RAVEN by Edgar Allan Poe

THE RAVEN video - The Simpsons Version

THE RAVEN by Edgar Allan Poe

BIOGRAPHY

Click here to watch a version of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous work, 

"The Raven"

POETOGRAPHY

Poetography #1

What do you think of these images?
What words come to mind?
How do they make you feel????

Ella, the Greatest Scat Singing Master by Shun

Ella sprouted
to the new world
in 1917 in Newport News,Virginia
                            


Ella was a seed
of William and Temple Fitzgerald
                        


Ella grew up
in Yonkers, New York
and Newport News, Virginia
                          


Ella was fueled
by scat singing technique,
first auditioned at Apollo Theater
                                    


Ella fearlessly overcame
being a lonely flower
by living
on the streets
                    


Ella worked
as being a singing flower
that lighten up
peoples hearts
                        


Ella bravely faced
an eight-hour storm of competition



Ella could be described
as strong as a weed
because she never gave up
on anything
                       


Ella established
the Fitzgerald child care center
she was always caring
for less-fortunate people
because she didn't want them
to experience
what she went through
                                   


Never  gave up
on anything
                        
Ella was best known
for her marvelous
scat singing
                                   


Ella will never
be forgotten for
her
     great
            scat
                  singing

The Miraculous Ella Fitzgerald - Matthew

                  Ella was born in New town News Virginia 

            Ella was a child of William and Tempie

                                                   Ella lived in Newport News, Beverly Hills, and Yonkers New York

                                                          Ella studied many kind of Jazz for example scat, Bebop and many                                                                 other kinds of jazz.

                                                     Ella overcame living on the streets with no food or money 

                                                     Ella worked as a jazz musician and played at many concerts

                                                     Ella worked with Chick Web and a lot of other musicians

                                                Ella helped many charities by using some of the money she got from                                                              concerts

                                                    Ella's music makes me feel calm and happy

                                                    Ella was always a very talented and creative jazz singer

                                                         Ella was one of the most talented jazz singer in the world 

ELLA FITZGERALD BIO POEM -Audrey

Ella was born on April 25 1917 Newport News VA
Shortly after her birth her parents divorced
Ella and her mother moved to Yonkers NY
They were very poor
after a couple years Ella had taught herself to dance
When Ella was 15 her mother died
Sadly Ella started working for illegal gambling clubs
Then the police picked her up the streets and sent her to a reform school
After Ella ran away from school she sang at the Apollo theater
That was the night Ella's career bloomed Chick Webb asked Ella to join his band
Next Ella and Chick's band made scat singing popular
After Chick's  band Ella joined "Jazz at the Philharmonic"
She earned 13 Grammies
She sold more records than any other Jazz singer
And of course she sung at the Carnage hall
Ella's parents are William and Temple(Tempie)
She married twice and adopted Ella's half sister's son
Then she suffered diabetes and she had to remove her legs
Then she died June 15 1996 at 77

  

Ella Fitzgerald - A Vocal Virtuosa - Allie

She was born in 1917

Her mother died when she was only 15

She was the scat-singing queen

Well, only because Chick Webb thought she would be the perfect asset to his singing team

You could describe her as a hardworking soul,considering what she made and what she went through

Diabetes,illness,amputated legs

Although A-Tisket A-Tasket she made great music

She was even the first African American to sing at a club in New York City

 A city where singing stars were made

Strong

A word that can only describe Ella

After a heart attack she continued to perform

Ella was a strong musician

A Vocal Virtuosa

An undying flame that lights our nation

                                                                             Allie

Ella Fitzgerald poem ~ Ellie

Ella Fitzgerald facts 

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia on April 25th 1917
Ella was the child of William and Tempie (divorced after birth)Tempie died in 1932
Ella lived in Newport News VA and Yonkers NY
Ella studied music by singing in the glee club
Ella overcame her first stage fright accident when she started to sing instead of dance
Ella worked as an errand runner for illegal gambling joints and was sent to reform school and decided to be a singer instead
Ella was challenged by night clubs following segregation because she was black
Ella's personality could be described as jazzy (for her singing), troublesome(she ran illegal errands) and hopeful(she never looked down).
Ella was always a person with her hopes high, acting from street to stage she never let her hopes down
Ella was best known for her bebop or scatting aka singing nonsense
Ella was a jazzy inspiration for singers everywhere

Ella Fitzgerald, the first lady of jazz /Sophie

Ella

Was joyful, thoughtful, brave, and a leader

Ella was the daughter of William and Tempie

Ella best loved scat singing, tap dancing, and performing for wide audiences

Ella felt alone and sorrowful because both her parents were no longer with her, and she had no siblings, and gleeful from all her life achievements

Ella feared reform school and had stage fright of dancing

Ella needed someone she could trust and rely on that had her back

Ella gave all her money and fame to help with children charities

Ella was from Newport news Virginia, United states

Ella was an outrageous singer and dancer

Fitzgerald

THE UNDYING FLAME THAT LIGHTS OUR NATIONAL MUSIC HERITAGE - Riley

Ella
Was innovative and strong, moving and inspirational, one of a kind and outgoing.
Ella was the daughter of Tempie and William Fitzgerald.
Ella best loved scat singing- substituting the words of a song for nonsense syllables,playing basketball as a kid and the works of many famous composers including George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.
Ella felt like "the only thing better than singing was more singing",being herself and showing others how to and that everyone should be treated equal.
Ella feared segregation- the separation of blacks and whites and reform school.
Ella needed many fans and encouragement to go to clubs where blacks weren't allowed.
Ella gave her money and fame to many children's charities.
Ella, from Yonkers, New York.
Ella was known as "the first lady of jazz" and "the undying flame that lights our national music heritage".
Fitzgerald



Riley  

ELLA FITZGERALD BIO POEM DIRECTIONS

IT IS POETRY POSTING TIME!!!

1. CREATIVE TITLE  for your poem - type YOUR FIRST NAME ONLY (if you have WEB PERMISSION)
2. Type what you have written for Ella, using one of  the poetry templates as a GUIDE
3. You can EMBELLISH, IMPROVE or otherwise ADJUST your poem as you type
4. REMEMBER: We are looking for DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS and PHRASES
5. No ONE WORD ANSWERS!
6. Use INFORMATION and INFERENCES from the book, the video and audio clips and your research notes
7. Be POETIC
8. LABELS: What categories???? What Room #???
9. HAVE FUN!

user name: lanelibrary _______ (room #)

password: bookworm _______ (room #)

Ella Fitzgerald - Waleed

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia.

She was a child of  Tempie, William, and Chick Webb.

 She lived in Yonkers, New York and other places.

 She studied singing and sang with glee singers in school.

 Ella overcame the fear of dancing and sang.

 She was challenged by the Apollo Theater, singing instead of dancing, feared failure.

 Ella's personality could be described as kind, encouraging and passionate about her singing.

 She always kept on trying , improving, trying new things that changed how she sang.

 Never gave up until the very end.

 Best known for singing in front of integrated audiences.

 Ella was a happy and weird jazz singer.





by Waleed

LANE SUMMER READING 2013

AMAZING FACES by Lee Bennett Hopkins

This is our 2013 Summer Reading selection! Many amazing faces & amazing poems .

What do you see when you look in a mirror?

What do you see when you look out the window?

Faces that are like yours? Different from yours? 

How do these poems make you feel???

DIRECTIONS FOR GRADE 4 & 5 STUDENTS:

1. READ the book AMAZING FACES. THINK about each poem, each message, and how each one made you feel. Use sticky notes to mark special parts of the book if you find it helpful. 
2. Access this blog...you have already!
3. Click on the COMMENTS link below this post.  

4. CHOOSE ONE POEM that you felt a connection with

5. Start the comment with the POEM'S TITLE, & RESPOND to the following questions using PROOF from the text to support your answers. Complete sentences please, and no text speech! :-)
    a. Why did you choose this poem? What was your connection?
    b. How did this poem make you feel?
    c. Was this poem a mirror or a window? Both?
    d. How did the book Amazing Faces make you feel? Did you like it? Why or why not?
6. End the comment with your FIRST NAME (and the first letter of your last name if necessary) and GRADE
7. Under CHOOSE YOUR IDENTITY, click ANONYMOUS
8. Click PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT -  and you are FINISHED!!!

IN THE FALL, WE WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH ACTIVITIES 

THAT TIE IN TO THE BOOK AND IT'S POEMS. 

ENJOY!!!

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1. Write a poem about your own AMAZING FACE!
2. Draw a picture of your AMAZING FACE!
3. Create an avatar of your face using the "pickaface" website http://pickaface.net/create_avatar.html

Save it, print it out and bring it to the Library in September. Or, email me at this blog: linda_coviello@bedford.k12.ma.us
HAVE FUN!

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