Responsible teachers: KH and KL
Bladet og Barken: Finish up your research about quarters in New York City. Remember every member of the group is put in a new group and has to know all there is to know about the specific quarter.
Everyone:
Read the biography of Langston Hughes and then his poem, “I, too”. Langston Hughes
Answer the questions below together in your study groups. Everyone has to write down the answers in whole sentences.
- What does the poem mean – what does Langston Hughes want with this poem? What is the issue?
- Which influence did Langston Hughes’ grandmother have on his beliefs and notions about the Afro-American people?
- Why do you think Langston Hughes’ writings about “workers, roustabouts, singers, and job hunters…” is so important according to what you know about inequalities between the white and black citizens of the U.S.?
Deadline: Wednesday in class