Book Summary
Winner of the National Medal of Arts and 13 Grammy Awards. Sold over 40 million records. Named the "First Lady of Song." These are just some of the accomplishments of music legend Ella Fitzgerald. Although life for this top female vocalist was not without its struggles, Ella showed the world that people can overcome adversity and achieve their dreams. Photographs support the text. 

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
• Main idea and details
• Understand the use of the dash
• Fluently read numbers within text

Materials

• Book -- Ella Fitzgerald (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Ask and answer questions, vocabulary, main idea and details, dash worksheets

   Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: auditions, compassionate, engagement, frustration, gig, headliners, impersonations, improvised, jazz, legend, petrified, predecessor, professional, racism, reform school, scat