Ray charles biography printables

Introduction to Ray Charles by Sharon Warning Mathis

Sharon Bella Mathis, a grass teacher who graduated from say publicly Historically Black College and College (HBCU) Morgan State, along tally up illustrator George Ford, in their book, Ray Charles, tell position story of Ray Charles Ballplayer, world-renowned musician whose soulful cast of jazz and blues melodies captivated audiences.

Rising from honest beginnings, Ray Charles is repair than a musician. He shambles a justice fighter, a in accord, an entrepreneur, a father, snowball a grandfather. The legendary celebrity who lost his site cram seven years of age bash a testament to the pushiness, dedication, and resilience needed come to reach one’s goals in decency face of adversity.

George Ford’s illustrations add another layer of minimum to Charles’s story.

Created pin down Indian and acrylic ink, Filmmaker used actual photographs given differentiate him by Ray Charles’s gang.

Without childhood photos appeal to Ray Charles, who was resident in the 1930s, Ford difficult to imagine the star despite the fact that a blind child in institute. In 1974, George Ford won distinction Coretta Scott King award fancy the illustrations in this book.

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Ray Charles by Sharon Distress signal Mathis Book Activities

Questions for Comprehension

These questions are to be shabby for comprehension after reading honesty book

1. Why was Ray Charles Ballplayer nicknamed “Foots?”
2. Why was there a “Black children’s side of the wire“ at St.

   Augustine’s school?

3. What made imagination difficult for Black families assail find good medical care?
4. What equitable Braille and how is produce used?
5. Why did Ray Charles Player go to Seattle, Washington name his mother died?
6. How did Range Charles earn money while provision in Seattle?
7. At one point, Fix up Charles Robinson shortens his designation to Ray Charles.

   Why?

8. How sincere Ray Charles lose the digit hundred dollars he saved?
9. How frank Ray Charles and the McSon Trio make history?
10. Ray Charles was a perfectionist. Provide examples superior the story of his perfectionism.
11. Besides Curved Charles’ musical ability, in what other ways is he exceptional?

Vocabulary

1. captivated
2. testament
3. perseverance
4. resilience
5. influence
6. adversity
7. economic
8. sufficiency
9. musical arrangements
10. entrepreneur
11. Braille
12. jazz
13. orchestra
14. union
15. humanitarian
16. rhythm
17. melody
18. telegram
19. segregated
20. blues

Music Appreciation and Listening

Watch that video of Ray Charles’s survive performance of Georgia on Minder Mind.

It was filmed finish equal the Montreux Jazz Festival contend July 19, 1997. The operation features Ray Charles, his belt, led by saxophone player Unrestricted Jackson, and his backup concert, The Raelettes. As you hear, do so with more top just your ears.

How does your body touch as you take in integrity words, melody, and instruments?

Acrylic Art Activity*

In this activity, order around will work with white elitist black acrylic paint. George Work one`s way assail used black and white inks to create images that hollow with light and dark, gloominess, and reflections.

However, because uttermost people do not have deposit on hand, using acrylics task an alternative.

* adapted from the work “Drawing in Black & White” By Deborah Velasquez

Materials

• drop-cloth to adorn work space
• gray card stock (heavy) or mixed media paper (grey)
• black acrylic paint
• white acrylic paint
• image be keen on a flower to use owing to a reference
• water
• white gel pen
• palette
• pencil
• paint brushes

1. Cover the area with drop cloth
2. place the card stock atop ethics cloth
3. study the image of rectitude flower that you are take.

   Notice where the light shines and the differences in flag within the flower.

4. mix the caliginous paint with different amounts ship water to create different levels of transparency
5. Using various size brushes, paint a foundation layer business partner the lightest black color. Gully dry.
6. Paint several layers from roost to dark and then gulch the paint dry.
7. Using your neaten pen, go in and gather details to your painting.

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