Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
by Andrea Cheng
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 9,325
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 156963, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slaves--South Carolina--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Dave
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- African American poets
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Slaves--South Carolina
- African American poet
- African American potters
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Dave, fl. 1834-1864
- African American poets--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Dave, active 1834-1864--Juvenile literature
- South Carolina
- African American potters--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Slaves
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Cheng about Etched in Clay
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Cheng
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Andrea Cheng
Created by TeachingBooks
Making a Woodblock Print with Andrea Cheng
Created by The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Interview with Andrea Cheng
Created by School Library Journal
Guest Post by Andrea Cheng
Created by Lee & Low
Interview with Andrea Cheng
Created by WVXU Cincinnati
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teacher's Guide from Lee & Low
Created by Lee & Low
Close Reading Guide from The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Created by The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Teacher's Guide from The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Created by The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
Awards & Distinctions 5
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2023
Winner, 2014
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2023
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Biography Selection, 2013
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