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Lesson Plan

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Poet's Voice: Langston Hughes and You

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What is meant by voice in poetry, and what qualities have made the voice of Langston Hughes a favorite for so many people? This instructional activity will lead students to learn about the qualities that make Langston Hughes's voice distinctive, forceful, and memorable and write journal entries to develop their own voices as writers.

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Concepts
dreams, langston hughes, poetry
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Additional Tags
poem, poems, poetry voice, voice in poetry, "merry-go-round", poet, "mother to son", "the negro speaks of rivers", "theme for english b", academy of american poets, defining voice, edsitement, national endowment for the humanities, poetry of langston hughes, variations on a dream
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)