Bibliography
Brooks, Wanda, Susan Browne, and Gregory Hampton. "“There Ain't No Accounting for What Folks See in Their Own Mirrors”: Considering Colorism Within a Sharon Flake Narrative." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 51, no. 8 (2008): 660-69. doi:10.1598/jaal.51.8.5. Good source to learn about students’ interactions with The Skin I’m In written by Sharon Flake.
Calkins, Lucy. The Art of Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1986. The book is a staple for teachers of writing, and includes in depth information regarding the writing process.
Calkins, Lucy, Kelly Boland. Hohne, and Audra Kirshbaum. Robb. Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Grades K-8. Great resource in seeing the progression of writing narrative, informative and opinion pieces. The book focuses on grades K-8. Great resource when reading for craft through an author study to determine if students are writing on level.
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. Between the World and Me. New York, NY: Spiegel & Grau, 2015. This biography is one man’s account of what it feels like to be Black in America. This narrative is written to the author’s son, and is a compelling and heartfelt account of Coates experience.
Flake, Sharon. The Skin I'm in. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 1998. This novel is a fictional story about a young girl struggling with being accepted because of her skin color.
Flake, Sharon. Money Hungry. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books For Children, 2001. This novel is a fictional story about a young girl that craves money. Readers will find out if the love of money will compromise the main character’s life.
Flake, Sharon. Begging for Change. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 2003.This novel is the sequel to Money Hungry.
"Sharon G. Flake |." Sharon G Flake. Accessed July 11, 2016. http://www.sharongflake.com/. Great source for teachers to gain more information regarding Sharon Flake. Synopsis regarding books also includes sample lessons and discussions that teachers can have with students about the books.
Gallagher, Kelly, and Richard L. Allington. Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do about It. Portland, Me.: Stenhouse Publishers, 2009. This text speaks to the genocide of reading, and how reading is decaying. Teachers will find this source essential for helpful tips on how to create a classroom environment that is rich in reading.
Laminack, Lester L. Cracking Open the Author's Craft: Teaching the Art of Writing. New York: Scholastic, 2007. There is a DVD included which goes through the elements of craft and included various mentor texts and lessons that can be done within the classroom surrounding reading for craft.
K., Le Guin Ursula. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. Portland, Or.: Eighth Mountain, 1998. Print. Includes exercises regarding the steering of craft—allows the teacher to plan lessons that focus on craft.
Prier, Darius C. Culturally Relevant Teaching: Hip-hop Pedagogy in Urban Schools. New York: PETER LANG, 2012. This book discusses methods of culturally relevant teaching through a hip-hop pedagogical approach.
Tague, Gregory. Making Mind: Moral Sense and Consciousness in Philosophy, Science, and Literature. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2014. The article emphasizes the scientific and moral implications when studying literature. This piece is critical when considering the relationship between sciences and humanities and how they are connected.
"Closing in on Close Reading." Educational Leadership: Common Core: Now What?:. Accessed July 11, 2016. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec12/vol70/num04/Closing-in-on-Close-Reading.aspx The article emphasizes the usage of craft techniques and how it ties into close reading.
"Interview of Sharon Flake." Online interview by author. July 12, 2016. Unpublished interview by Debra Titus of Sharon Flake regarding her craft for writing.
"Preparing America's Students for Success." Home | Common Core State Standards Initiative. Accessed July 11, 2016. http://www.corestandards.org/. The website includes detailed information regarding the Common Core State Standards in Reading and Mathematics.
"The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000." The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000. Accessed July 13, 2016. http://officialkwanzaawebsite.org/NguzoSaba.shtml. Helpful website that provides information regarding the Nguzo Saba principles. The site also includes a chart of the Nguzo Saba principles and definitions.
"Unlocking the Secrets of Complex Text." Educational Leadership: Tackling Informational Text:. Accessed July 11, 2016. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov13/vol71/num03/Unlocking-the-Secrets-of-Complex-Text.aspx. The article gives insight into text complexity.
"10 Reasons to Do an Author Study." Reading Rockets. Accessed July 13, 2016. http://www.readingrockets.org/books/authorstudy/reasons. The article gives suggestions on how to do an author study. Further exploration throughout the site will provide a tool kit for author study
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