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Title: 145th Street: Short Stories by Walter Dean Myers Developed by Jan Coolman


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145th Street Short Storiesby Walter Dean Myers

Developed by Jan Coolman
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What do outsiders think about your
neighborhood?2. How do their opinions about
your neighborhood differ from your own?
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A man of many words.

What are some reasons that its important to
be an involved member of your neighborhood?
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What do you know about Harlem?

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Where is Harlem? Who lives there?
What is it like?

A Brief Biography Born in West Virginia Raised in Harlem Taken in by foster parents at age three Encouraged to read family was mostly illiterate Severe.

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Harlem New York City
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Facts About Harlem

• Neighborhood in upper Manhattan, New York City.
• Predominantly African-American.
• Depressed economic area with considerable
  unemployment.

• Much of the housing is substandard.

  Walter Dean Myers.

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• Walter Dean Myers Biographical Information Born Walter Milton Myers on in Martinsburg, WV. Sent to be adopted by his father's fist.
• Walter Dean Myers is a literary leader that writes realistic fiction novels that allows young adults to connect with them on many levels.
• A man of many words.
• One of the centers of innovation in jazz music.
• Home to the Harlem Renaissance.
• Home of the Apollo Theater.
• Largest and most influential African-American
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