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ASSESSMENT 2 ‘A’
STEVIE WONDER’S BIO

After reading some information about Stevie Wonder, can you answer these questions ?

1. When and where was Stevie Wonder born? He was born in Saginaw, MI, on May 13, 1950.

2. Did he have health problems when he was born? Yes, he did

3. What caused his blindness? His blindness was probably caused by an excess of oxygen.

4. Where did he begin singing? He began singing in Detroit, in his church’s choir.

5. How old was he when he learnt piano and drums? He was 9.

6. When did he release his first two albums? He released them in 1962.

7. One of them was a tribute to another musician. Who was this musician? It was Ray Charles.

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ASSESSMENT 2 ‘B’
STEVIE WONDER’S BIO

Which of these statements are TRUE according to Stevie Wonder’s biography ?

1. Stevie Wonder is an American singer. TRUE
2. He changed his name from Morris to Hardaway Judkins when his mother married. FALSE . He did it the other way round; he changed his name from Hardaway Judkins to Morris.
3. An excess of oxygen when he was born caused his blindness.TRUE
4. Stevie began singing in his church’s choir. TRUE.
5. In 1961 he was discovered by Berry Gordy. FALSE. He was discovered by Ronnie
White.
6. Stevie released his first two albums in 1962. TRUE
7. Ray Charles was his uncle. FALSE. ‘Uncle Charles’ (Ray Charles) was one of his idols.

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INITIAL ASSESSMENT
Stevie Wonder's song - KEY

The song begins :

(January) No New Year's Day to celebrate = New Year's Day

(February) No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away = St. Valentine's Day.

(March) No first of spring … = he refers to the month when spring begins.

(April) No April rain … = the heavy rains in April

(May) No flowers bloom = he refers to the month when flowers are in blossom.

(June ) No wedding Saturday within the month of June = June is the typical months for weddings.

(July) …… no warm July = one of the hottest months in summer.

(August) No harvest moon to light one tender August night = time for harvest is near.

(September) No autumn breeze, no falling leaves, not even time for birds to fly to southern skies = migration time for birds.

(October) No Libra sun = Libra enters.

(November) No Halloween
No Giving Thanks = he refers to Thanksgiving Day

(December) Christmas.