Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j2M3BcC13833; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:11:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:11:38 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5dc50cfcf8fedf590aaaa20b7a635d4a@theworld.com> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David Rosen <DJRosen@theworld.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:3209] Easy-to-Read material on Fannie Lou Hamer X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Status: O Content-Length: 2491 Lines: 65 Daphne and others, A key figure in the voting rights struggle, as you may know, was Fannie Lou Hamer. Several years ago Stefon Gray, an adult learner in Washington, D.C. , wrote and read out-loud a moving account of the meaning Fannie Lou Hamer's life had for him, and Phil Shapiro and Stefon made it into a web-based slide show (.mov) format. You will find it at http://www.writersforliteracy.org/fannielouhamer2.mov I recommend this because it is written beautifully. Stefon's admiration for Fannie Lou Hamer -- and his personal voice -- come through clearly. It is written at a relatively easy level. Stefon's reading the text out loud while the text slides progress makes the text approachable for those who might find it too difficult to read on their own. Using the easy controls, any part of a text slide can be held on the screen as long as needed, and can be repeated. This "movie" slide show format is also relatively easy to access. David J. Rosen djrosen@theworld.com On Mar 21, 2005, at 6:22 PM, Daphne Greenberg wrote: > Andrea, > I am wondering if you can clarify for the list what was Freedom Summer, > 1964 and whether you have any ideas of where teachers can find easy to > read materials to share with learners? > Daphne > >>>> AWilder106@aol.com 03/21/05 12:42 PM >>> > Dina-- > > Glad you asked. > > I flipped to my Time reference, maybe I picked it up here--March 7, > maybe in a newspaper. I know I found it SOMEWHERE. I'll read the > article more carefully and see if it's there. > > However, I have the book by Leonard Sax (mentioned in the Time article) > in front of me as I type: "Why Gender Matters." The particular > reference may be in there. I have only read one chapter, already it has > changed MY behavior to one of my male correspondents on a private email > list. No kidding. > > I am also going to give it to a graduate student friend, an elementary > reading teacher, as a graduation gift. I think this is a very > important > book for teachers, or girlfriends, or wives, or husbands, you get the > idea, and I wish I had had it in my classroom. Some of what Dr. Sax > suggests I just stumbled into on my own as a teacher, but I sure could > have used his help. > > The Howard Griffin reference--I also have that book in front of > me--date > = 1960/1961. A classic in its time. People should really read that, > too. The date is important, it was before Freedom Summer, 1964. > > Hope this helps. > > Andrea > >
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