Authors History
when was the poem written
1974
was the author going through dark times while writing this
yes he was
how many colors did he say
5
Fill in the blank: Red, black, or _____, yellow or _____
Orange, white
what school was he expelled from
Uni of Illinois
was he alive during the civil rights movement?
yes he was
what other school did he dropped out of
the art institute of Chicago
what he compare the rich and the poor
Rich- Sultan, Poor- mite
what school did he drop out from
Theodore Roosevelt high school
what ways did he think would work best to stop discrimination
is for someone to turn off the light and make the world a better place.
when was his birthday? and where was he from?
September 25th, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois
What does the final line say
And turn off the light
where did he finally go to school at and what did he study
Studied English for 3 years at Chicago’s Roosevelt university.
what was the poem about?
The poem no difference is about darkness and what can overcome it.
how did he turn his life around
when he found god
what else was the author known for?
children books
what was the message behind his poem?
that we as humans make snap judgement based on the way people look and that how we judge them on character
what was the 1970s known for
In the 1970’s it is known as the beginning as the post civil rights movement
what was his religion
he was Jewish
fill in the blank: ____ as a peanut, Big as a ____
Small, Giant