Common Lit: "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the definitions, choose to have the text read aloud, and have chosen text translated. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an influential African American poet during the early twentieth century. Read his poem "We Wear the Mask" and take note of his use of figurative language. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]