history and criticism

"Get to know the Get Lit Players--a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world--with this common-core aligned book that sheds light on teen issues through their own poetry and slam poetry performances. The Get Lit Players include teens who are homeless, autistic, have parents in jail, battle with weightand body issues, depression, and more. But they use the power of poetry to pursue lives of promise and to reach out to friends, families, and communities ... Each chapter offers questions, writing prompts, and how-tos for readers to set their own inner poet free. Ending with a section for parents and educators featuring the curriculum that ... shows how to get teens excited about poetry and how to create poetry groups and slams in their own communities"--Provided by publisher.

"Looks at the history of rock music, its different styles, and its impact on a generation."--OCLC.

"This book takes readers from 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present, with Shea Serrano ... discussing, debating, and deconstructing the most important rap song year by year"--Amazon.

"This book present one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, ... art, and ... commentary"--OCLC.

Includes a brief biography of Harper Lee, thematic and structural analysis of To kill a mockingbird, critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

Includes a brief biography of Elie Wiesel, thematic and structural analysis of Nuit, critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

Includes a brief biography of F. Scott Fitzgerld, thematic and structural analysis of The Great Gatsby, critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

Examines the growth of hip hop during the last three decades of the twentieth century, discussing its impact on American society, and looking at how advertisers, magazines, fashion companies, MTV, and others are using hip hop as a way to reach not only African-American youth, but all young people.

"[A] collection of essays ... [that] consider[s] Eminmen's place in hip hop, the intellectual underpinnings of his work, and the roles of race, gender and privilege in his career, among various other topics"--Back cover.

Includes a brief biography of George Orwell, thematic and structural analysis of Nineteen eighty-four, critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.