Guide students through the text, noting important ideas and nonfi ction features. Help with
unfamiliar language so they can read the text successfully. Give special attention to target
vocabulary. Here are some suggestions:
Page 2: Have students look at the table of contents. Point out that most of the
chapters are spans of years. Ask: Why do you think the author divided the text in
this way?
Page 3: Read the caption. Explain that this selection is about Romare Bearden,
an artist who created many different types of art. Suggested language: Look at
the painting by Romare Bearden on this page. Are the colors rich and glorious or
boring and dull?
Page 6: Have students look at the photo on page 6 and read the caption. Tell
students that Romare moved from the country in North Carolina to the city, where
he visited an art studio. Ask: How might living in Harlem have been different for
Romare than living in North Carolina?
Page 9: Point out the painting by Bearden. Explain that Bearden modeled some
of his paintings after Pablo Picasso, one of his favorite artists. Ask: What did
Picasso’s paintings look like? Why do you think Bearden would model his work
after a painting by Picasso?
Page 12: Explain the meaning of collage. A collage is a collection of different
photographs or printed material placed together on a piece of paper, perhaps with
some paint smeared around.
Now turn back to the beginning of the selection and read to fi nd out about Romare Bearden's life

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Book details

• Format Paperback
• Pages16 pages
• LanguageEnglish
• ISBN100547023219
• ISBN13978-0547023212