1. THE LIFE OF THE AMAZING GWENDOLYN BROOKS

2. GWENDOLYN BROOKS

3. “WE REAL COOL”
THE POOL PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.

4. HER EARLY LIFE… -Born in Topeka, Kansas in 1917
-When 1 month old, her family moved to Chicago

5. THE MOVE TO CHICAGO
By the age of 11, she complied a notebook of rhymed poetry
At 13, she published a poem in a popular children's magazine called American Childhood.
When 16, she met James Weldon Johnson and Langston Hughes

6. A YOUNG POET IN THE MAKING…

7. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Bronzeville Boundaries: 22nd-43rd State-Cottage Grove

8. Gwendolyn Brooks’ Presence in Bronzeville
She initially lived on Champlain with her family
After she married Henry Lowington Blakely II when 21- years- old with whom she had 2 children, she lived in a kitchenette apartment on 43rd and South Park

9. HIGH SCHOOL YEARS http://www.hydeparkcps.org/
Her first H.S. experience was at Hyde Park High School, an all-white school on the Southside
She then transferred to Wendall Phillips, a predominantly black high school, which broadened her racial perspective

10. COLLEGE LIFE http://kennedyking.ccc.edu/
She graduated from Wilson Junior College, now called Kennedy-King City College in 1936

11. EARLY NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS-A STREET IN BRONZEVILLE
Was published in 1945
Featured poetry about
typical Bronzevillians
and their lives

12. Gwendolyn Brooks’ Pulitzer Prize
After receiving much critical acclaim for her first book, she wrote a second book, Annie Allen, in 1949, for which she earned a Pulitzer Prize
It was particularly notable because she was the first African-American poet to win this prize

13. “SUMMING IT ALL UP” She leaves behind more than 20 books
She has written hundreds of poems
ILLINOIS Poet Laureate from

14. In her own words… "I've always thought of myself as a reporter.“
"Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop?“
“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.”

15. Also interesting…FUN FACTS.

16. Her life’s end
She died on
December 3, 2000
from stomach
cancer

17. Her LEGACY
In 2001, our school changed its name from Southside College Preparatory Academy to Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy
A Middle School also made her its namesake, and it is located in Oak Park, IL

18. Bibliography It’s coming, it’s coming!
I will finish writing one and give you the printed copy, which will be MLA-compliant
You are allowed to use only Internet websites for all of your research should you choose.