American Voices: Listening to Fiction, Poetry, and Prose

Annotated Teacher Bibliography

Berry, Faith. Langston Hughes: Before and Beyond Harlem. New Jersey: Carol Publishing Group, 1992.

This book provides information about Hughes' childhood, world travels, and relationships with other well-known intellectuals.

Elbow, Peter, ed. Landmark Essays on Voice and Writing. California: Hermagoras Press, 1994.

This book describes three major debates about voice. It also explores five meanings for the term voice in writing: audible voice, dramatic voice, voice with authority, recognizable voice, and distinctive voice.

Elbow, Peter. Power With Words. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.

This book gives guidelines for mastering the writing process. It also analyzes voice in writing.

Jones, Gayle. Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1991.

This book traces the development of the traditional oral forms of African American literature to discuss individual African American writers.

Mayes, Frances. The Discovery of Poetry. New York: Harcourt, 200l.

This book elaborates on the elements of poetry and the speaker's voice.

National Endorsement for the Humanities. "The Poet's Voice: Langston Hughes and You." EDSITEment.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=405

This website offers lesson plans and materials in a wide range of humanities subjects.

Peha, Steve. "Looking for Quality in Student Writing." Teaching That Makes Sense. http://www.ttms.org (accessed July 12, 2008).

This website provides strategies for mastering good writing.

Schmitt, Deborah. "Contemporary Literary Criticism: Langston Hughes." eNotes.

http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/hughes-langston

(accessed July 1, 2008).

This website presents an overview of Hughes' life and career.

Web English Teacher. "Langston Hughes: Lesson Plans and Teaching Ideas."

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/hughes.html (accessed May 1, 2008).

This website presents lesson plans, videos, biographical information, and classroom activities.