1 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com confidence in their ability to problemtheir ability solve asindividualsandalso confidence in independent thinking around the book. Thiswillhelppupilsbuild book. around the independent thinking notes are deliberately left open to encourage develop pupilsto opento left are deliberately notes Lots of the activities and discussion topics in these teacher’s teacher’s inthese activities anddiscussiontopics ofthe Lots For readers aged4+|9781786030863 |£9.99 |Hardback as part ofagroup. as part 2 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com Little EllagrewupinYonkers, New York, withhermother, stepfather and sister. Shehadabeautiful voice andlovedtosingjazz. The Blurb Why EllaFitzgerald doyou was think outstanding? The Front Cover In which country didEllaFitzgerald live? country In which blurb? doyouWhat extra discover information whenyou read the What is Ella doing in the illustration? What isElladoinginthe imagesrepresent? ofmusicdoyou the think What sort endpapers? Why the were pictures usedfor these The Endpapers What sort of home life do you think Ellahad? doyou ofhomelife think What sort ofmusicisjazz? What sort What continentisitin? outwhereFind New York isonamap. answer. peopleto other for questions with adisplay, andcreate school usinggraphs andcharts, musicians. Youfavourite across couldextend the this Use anelectronic ofyour survey findout classto your How typeofmusic doyouyou like? findoutwhich

3 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes 3 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com badly there–sooneday, sheranaway… sent toastrictschoolaspunishment.Shewastreatedvery She startedskippingschoolandgotintotrouble,soshewas Ella wenttolivewithheraunt,butshedidn’t likehernewlife. Ella washeartbroken. died suddenlyinacaraccident. But oneday, tragedystruck.Hermother The streetwasherfirststage! on thestreetcornersofHarlem. Ella madealivingbysinginganddancing her sweet,tunefulvoice.Shewonfirstprize! very nervous,butdazzledthecrowdwith most famoustheatresinNewYork. Shewas to performonarealstage–atoneofthe But onenight,sheenteredacompetition What do you notice in the illustration?What doyou inthe notice yourGive answer. reasons support to Ella ismanagingwellDo you onher own? think from away home? What canhappenifsomeoneruns towards Ella? adultsshouldhaveHow behaved the doyou think ofschool? missingalot What happensifyou start unhappiness? ways ofdealingwith are there What other are unhappy? dowhenthey dopeoplesometimes ofthings What sort Why heraunt? like Elladidn’t doyou livingwith think illustration? from the mother funeralWhat doyou ofElla’s ishappeningatthe notice Ella’s ? Ella’s to specialquality isavery What word there suggeststhat mean? wordWhat doesthe ‘amateur’ 4 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com taking off! in jazzclubs.Ella’s careerwas all overthecountryperforming singing job.Together, theytravelled Chick Webb offeredEllaherfirst It wasn’t longbeforebigbandleader invented new words, like “Dubi-dubi-dubu-daba”... invented newwords,like“Dubi-dubi-dubu-daba”... made upnewsoundsonthespot.Sometimesshe She usedhersongstoexpresshowshefeltand her veryownorchestra. an evenbiggerstage,accompaniedby sleep. Sheimaginedherselfsingingon That night,Ellawassoexcitedshecouldn’t She turnedsomersaultswithhervoiceandlearnt Ella neversangasongthesamewaytwice. to imitateeveryinstrumentintheband. twice? Why Ellanever do you sameway think sangasongthe Can you instruments? imitate yourCan you voice? somersaultswith turn hervoice’ means? with metaphor, somersaults the What doyou ‘turned think road? onthe life about Ella’s you tells picturesWhat elsedoyou that inthe notice travelled? give illustrator aboutwhereWhat cluesdoesthe Ellahas a‘bigband’is? What doyou think What would beyour biggest,mostextravagant dream? future? imagining whatmightoccurinthe about,when doyou think things What wonderful When have you beensoexcited you sleep? couldn’t that You these. to couldaddelectronic backing canbesung orchanted. that Invent new words andalliteration have strong rhythm that In whatways ismusicimportant?

5 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes 5 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com like ablanket. Her velvetyvoicewrappedaroundtheaudience She alsosangslowsongsassweetlullabies. to leavethebandandgosolo. Eventually, Elladecideditwastime perform, perhaps with some instrumental accompaniment. some instrumental with perhaps perform, Practise you andseeifyou make can andthen alterations, needto any other extend to your rangemight want ofwords. useathesaurus to andrhyme. You alliteration aboutrhythm, apoemaboutElla,thinking create • • • • • • • • words:Using the songs.Doyou someofElla’s to have afavourite? Listen opera pop soared swopped growled swing bop stop ringing! with her. Thetelephonedidn’t All thejazzgreatswantedtoperform to leavethebandandgosolo. Eventually, Elladecideditwastime Find out who some of the other ‘jazzgreats’ were. other outwhosomeofthe Find Why Ellawanted gosolo? doyou to think range ofword choice. music? You extend to the mightwant useathesaurus to Ella’s to how listen whenthey describe peoplefeel to words, orsimilescouldyou metaphors What other use singing? Ella’s of convey useto author effect What similedoesthe the Why dopeoplesinglullabies? stop ringing! with her. Thetelephonedidn’t All thejazzgreatswantedtoperform 6 Little People, BIG DREAMS | teacher’s notes Little People, BIG DREAMS Teachers’ Notes ©2018 Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved. Written by EvaJohn. www.quartoknows.com alliteration. and pattern aboutrhythm, Alternatively, titles,thinking a poem,usingoneofthese create You your anduseany couldrecord own write goodideasto these story. | Wacky Dust|Why You Can’t Behave? |You’re Me LaughingAt To Yourself |Pick TheStars Side OfTheStreet For |Reaching TheMoon|Stairway Up APaper Only ItSnow, Moon |Let |It’s ItSnow, Let String ItSnow! Let |OnTheSunny I’m MakingBelieve |I’mPuttingAllMy EggsInOneBasket |I’ve TheWorld Got OnA Now Know ItWas |IDidn’t Bebothered Hideaway |ICan’t What Time Hernando’s FromThe Moon|AFoggy |TheGirl Ipanema|Have Day You Miss Jones?| Met SunandWest |Eastofthe Dream |Down MeTo Moon |Fly InTheDepths ofthe andBewildered Bothered We |Can’t |Bewitched, A-Tasket |Day Befriends A-Tisket, hasgonebefore: onethat the to sentence personaddsanother where anoral songtitlesandcreate each story, Choose oneofthe order. inalphabetical andarrange listofEllaFitzgerald songtitlesonWikipedia Look atthe outwhat a GrammyFind is. updancing? Why oftaking singinstead Elladecidedto do you think wasWhat doyou specialaboutHarlem? think ofWorld dates includingthe her life, War II. events in important andother Make your death own timelineofElla,showing herbirth, it’s whereyou’reit’s goingthatcounts.” As shealwayssaid,“Itisn’t whereyoucamefrom; howlittleEllabecametheFirst LadyAnd that’s ofSong. enough moneytosurvive.Butonenight,aged17,sheenteredthe meet, andEllahadtodanceonthestreetsofHarlemmake Depression inAmerica,whenpeoplewerestrugglingtomakeends was treatedbadlysosheranaway. ThiswasthetimeofGreat She wassenttoastrictschool,knownasreformbutshe Ella wasonly15andshefoundithardtoadjustlifewithouther. changed foreverin1932,whenhermotherdiedacaraccident. take thetraintoHarlemseeherfavouritemusicians.Butlife biggest namesinjazzwereperformingthecity. Young Ellawould an earformusic.ShegrewupinNewYork, aroundthetime From anearlyage,EllaFitzgerald hadapassionfordanceand c. 1930 (Born 1917•Died1996) life? How ideainyour you doyou mightusethis own think where you’re counts.” means? goingthat where “Itisn’t What doyou you think comefrom; it’s you text? lookatitalongsidereading the picture. you Whatdoesitsuggestto Discuss the when 1938 singersofthe20thcentury. became knownasthe‘First Lady ofSong’–andonethebest lifetime. Withhersweet,upliftingvoiceandtalentforrhythm,Ella to winaGrammy, adding12moretohercollectionthroughout with allthejazzgreats.ShewasfirstAfrican-Americanwoman year musicalcareer. Sherecordedover2,000songsandworked with asongcalled‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket’. Ellawentontohavea50- later spottedbybandleaderChickWebb. Together, theyhadahit perform. Shedecidedtosinginstead.Ellawonfirstprizeandwas dance, butchangedhermindwhenshesawanotherdanceact Apollo Theatre’samateurtalentcompetition.Ellawasplanningto c. 1940 1965 Be bold, be brave, dream BIG! Discover inspirational lives from around the world.

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