"DREAMS" by Langston Hughes

DREAMS
by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

1. Who is our speaker addressing? Audience? __________________________________
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2. Dreams come in all shapes and sizes. What kind of dreams do you think our speaker is thinking about? ________________________________________________________

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3. What does it mean to defer a dream? _______________________________________

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4. How does one make their dream come true if obstacles stand in their way? __________

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5. Are dreams worth dying for? _______________________________________________

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6. How does this poem relate to the American Dream? ____________________________

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7. What TEXT TO TEXT connections were you able to create? _____________________

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8. What TEXT TO WORLD connections were you able to create? ___________________

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9. What TEXT TO SELF connections were you able to create? _____________________

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10. What is the overall theme of the poem? Message? _____________________________

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F o r    i f    d r e a m s   d i e . . .

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Lorraine Hansberry

LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Author of A Raisin in the Sun

 Born on May 19, 1930, in Chicago, Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun and raised the money herself to stage it at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, where it met with great success. The play went on to win the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the film version received a special award at the Cannes Festival. Hansberry died at 35, leaving behind a promising career.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEST ABE!

Let's wish our 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, a very happy birthday!
 

Abraham Lincoln

(b. 2/12/1809 – d. 4/15/1865)

 

Abraham Lincoln is one of America’s greatest heroes because of his unique appeal. His is a remarkable story of the rise from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. His distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that endures. His eloquence of democracy, and his insistence that the Union was worth saving embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve.

Story of the Week: Autobiography Written for Campaign

EXPOSITORY ESSAY!

INDEPENDENT STUDY!

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DIRECTIONS: Research the topic of the American Dream using the IMC library resources and using Gdocs do the following...

Write a paragraph explaining what it means

• How do you define the American Dream?
• What does it mean to people? Americans? You?
• How has it changed? Is it still real?
  

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  Find a text (poem, song, film, etc.) that you believe communicates or promotes the concept of the American Dream and write a paragraph description of why you believe this.

  
  

  POST GDOC LINK TO THE COMMENT BOX.