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“Wynton Marsalis is absolutely the one to write this book. Here he is as young as morning, as fresh as dew, and already called one of the jazz greats. He is not only a seer and an exemplary musician, but a poet as well. He informs us that jazz was created, among other things, to expose the hypocrisy and absurdity of racism and other ignorances in our country. Poetry was given to human beings for the same reason – [This book] is an absolute joy to read.”
– Maya Angelou

Contents (174 pages)

• Introduction: Now, that's jazz
• Chapter 1: Discovering the joy of swinging
• Chapter 2: Speaking the language of jazz
• Chapter 3: Everybody's music: the blues
• Chapter 4: What it takes – and how it feels – to play
• Chapter 5: The great coming together
• Chapter 6: Lessons from the masters
• Chapter 7: That thing with no name
• Afterword: Conversation between Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Wynton Marsalis

ISBN: 978-0-8129-6908-5

“This beautifully written teachers' guide provides ready-to-use discussion points and essay questions along with clearly identified standards and terms. It makes me wish I were a student once again, learning the incredible connections between the arts, coming alive for the first time to the pulse of life in jazz and the written word.”
–Nancy Nestor-Baker PhD
The Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology

Contents of Teacher's Edition (80 pages)

• Language Arts Standards Alignment
• Essential Questions
• Unit and Lesson Plans
• Bloom's Taxonomy Objectives
• Biographical Information
• Synopsis of Text
• Chapter by Chapter Summary and Analysis
• Persuasion and Rhetoric
• Aristotelian Triad
• Aristotle's Three Appeals
• Studying Moving to Higher Ground through Philosophy of Art
• Assessments
• Video and Audio Supplements
• Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms

ISBN (Student Edition):
978-0-9887358-1-1
ISBN (Teacher Edition):
978-0-9887358-0-4