Interactive Multimedia Programs Mix Poetry, Storytelling, Music & Movement: Mother-Son, Author-Illustrator Visits with Jeffery Weatherford
Author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator/poet Jeffery Weatherford present solo and joint presentations that spark kids’ creativity and expand their possibilities. Most programs are based on poetry and nonfiction books that connect the English/language arts and social studies curricula. All programs are interactive and employ multimedia. Programs can be adapted as teacher or parent workshops.
A TYPICAL PRESENTATION
- Warm up poem(s)
- Slide show of poems or art* created when Jeffery and I were children
- Talk about the writing/art process: practice, preparation and perseverance
- Poetry performance or book talk/reading of feature book(s)
- Art demo by Jeffery*
- Q&A about writing, art* and publishing or about the feature book’s historical context
- Slide show of publishing process and writing tips (if time permits and grade appropriate)
- Optional writing or art activity (if in a workshop/classroom setting)
Here are some popular program themes and related books.
The Tuskegee Airmen-You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
The Roots & STEM of Hip Hop –Writing workshop covering the history, craft and technology behind the lyrics and beats.
Slavery, Segregation & Social Justice–Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom; Freedom in Congo Square; Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins; Birmingham, 1963; Sink or Swim: African American Lifesavers of the Outer Banks; Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement; Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library; Be A King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
Biographies–Meet history-makers and barrier-breakers who achieved against the odds: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Lena Horne, Fannie Lou Hamer, Jesse Owens, Matthew Henson, Arturo Schomburg and more.
Primary Source Images as Prompts-Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America; Remember the Bridge Poems of a People; Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression
The Harlem Renaissance, Poetry & Jazz–Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historic Neighborhood; The Sound That Jazz Makes; Becoming Billie Holiday; Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane; Jazz Baby; The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
Writing Workshops-Try writing blues, hip hop (see above), protest song lyrics, protest signs, proverbs, or recipe poems. Pen letters inspired by primary source photographs. Learn a format for reviewing anything. Also workshops and master classes for children’s book creators.
FEES
Solo or joint visits: $500-4000 (travel expenses may be additional)
Skype visits: $300/30-45 minute session
Free 15-minute Skype session: If school has a classroom set of books or is doing an author study or common read.
Contact: cbwpoet@gmail.com or The Booking Biz
Download brochures here.
Carole and Jeff Joint Brochure
Jeff 2019 school visit brochure
Jeff WDUS4? Foot Soldiers Collage/Mural Workshop
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