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What are we doing today Ms. Kook?

• Agenda
• Journal/Attendance
• Announcements
• Figurative Language in Poetry
• New York City and the Harlem Renaissance
• Langston Hughes and A Dream Deferred
• Figurative Language Similes/Metaphors
• IV. Poem Assignment

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Journal 21

• What are you future dreams and goals? It could be
  about anything you like.
• Guidelines
• -Please keep it appropriate and respectful ?
• -Minimum length is 2 paragraphs

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Announcements

• We are starting a new unit today. Second quarter
  will be entirely focused on poetry, as we prepare
  for the poetry festival in February. Yay!
• First quarter grades have been submitted, so I am
  no longer accepting late assignments.
• Football championship game this Friday against
  the GW Geckos. Go and support our school. Go
  SHARKS! ?

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Identify this city
(New York City Skyline,2013)
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New York City

• What do you know about New York City?
• What is it about New York City that attracts
  people?
• Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z Keys, 2009).
• What does Jay-Z and Alicia Keys say about New
  York City?
• Why would they compare New York City to a
  concrete jungle where dreams are made of?

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What other phrases does Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
used to describe NYC?

• These streets will make you feel brand new
• Big lights will inspire you
• Welcome to the melting pot
• Home of the hip-hop
• Came here for school, graduated to the high
  life
• No place in the world that could compare
• Welcome to the bright lights

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Now, lets go way back in time

• Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will not be singing about
  NYC today without the Harlem Renaissance and a
  significant figure who was very active during the
  Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes
• Harlem in the 1920s-1930s (Mary Smith, 2011).
• Music from the Harlem Renaissance (tabyjean,
  2008).

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Langston Hughes
(Langston Hughes, 2006)
(Parks, 1943)
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Who is Langston Hughes?

• James Langston Hughes is one of Americas most
  beloved poets, writers, playwrights, and social
  activists.
• Born in February 1902
• Hughes was of mixed descent. He was descended
  from white slaveowners.
• He was one of the most innovative thinkers behind
  jazz poetry

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A Dream Deferred

• Harlem (New York) inspired Langston Hughes to
  produce amazing works of poetry. Harlem is where
  people flocked to in the 1920s to accomplish
  their dreams.
• One of his most famous poems is titled A Dream
  Deferred
• What does deferred mean?
• Deferred Put off to a later time, postpone
• Langston Hughes talking about dreams (Diggsduke,
  2011)
• Try to catch what hes saying and take notes
  (Its a short clip, so try to pay attention ?)

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A Dream Deferredby Langston Hughes

• Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or
  fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it
  stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar
  over-- like a syrupy sweet?
• Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
• Or does it explode?
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  --Langston Hughes
• Reading of "A Dream Deferred" by Abiola Valentine
  (AbiolaValentine, 2010).

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A Dream Deferred

• What happens to a dream deferred?
• What does Langston Hughes compare a deferred
  dream to? (Be specific and write it in your
  notebooks)
• Langston Hughes is using similes and metaphors to
  compare deferred dreams?
• Similes and metaphors are very commonly used in
  poetry, and they are both referred to as
  figurative language in poetry.

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Figurative Language

• Simile (simile, n.d.) a figure of speech
  comparing two different things using like or
  as (examples She giggled like a baby, The sun
  looks like a fireball)
• What similes are used by Langston Hughes?
• Metaphor (Nordquist, n.d.) a figure of speech
  where an implied comparison is made between two
  unlike things that actually have something in
  common (examples Life is a journey, Love is a
  rose)
• What metaphors are used by Langston Hughes?

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Lets go back to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

• What metaphors did they use to describe New York
  City?
• Did they use any similes?
• I will replay the video one more. Make note of
  the the metaphors/similes used.

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Lets come back to Langston Hughes

• Why does Langston Hughes compare a dream deferred
  to like a raisin in the sun? What does this
  mean?
• Why does Langston Hughes compare a dream deferred
  to stinks like rotten meat?
• What other similes does he use? Why does he use
  these similes to describe a dream deferred?
• What kind of figurative language did Jay-Z and
  Alicia Keys primarily use to describe New York
  City?
• What kind of figurative language did Langston
  Hughes primarily use to describe a dream
  deferred?

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Assessment Now, its your turn!

• You will be writing a poem about your future
  dreams and goals. That is the theme of your poem.
  This assignment is worth 20 points. Refer to
  todays journal entry for ideas.
• It must be ten lines in length (6 points)
• The poem must contain 2 similes and 2 metaphors.
  (8 points)
• The poem must have a title. (4 points)
• The poem must look presentable, which means the
  writing must be legible and clean. (2 points) You
  are welcome to take it home and use your computer
  to decorate it, but I must see a rough draft
  today if you are going to take it home.

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References

• AbiolaValentine (2010, March 31). A Dream
  Deferred by Langston Hughesread by Abiola
• Valentine. Retrieved January 26, 2013, from
  https//www.youtube.com/watch?vC9n0Lgj-suw
• Diggsduke (2011, June 15). Langston Hughes reads
  his poem, Dreams. Retrieved
• January 26, 2013, from https//www.youtube.com/w
  atch?vEpjFS3CQkKE
• Jay-Z, Keys, A. (2009, October 30). Empire
  State of Mind. Video file. Retrieved from
  https//www.youtube.com/watch?v0UjsXo9l6I8.
• Langston Hughes. Photograph. (2006). Retrieved
  January 26, 2013, from
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileLangstonHughe_2
  5.jpg
• Mary Smith (2011, Feb 21). Harlem Renaissance in
  1920s. Retrieved January 26, 2013,
• from http//youtu.be/OFuL-dn3GFs
• New York City Skyline. Retrieved January 26,
  2013,
• from http//photos.luxurylink.us/images/style/d
  estination/new_york_city_84/new-york-city-skyline-
  blue-large.jpg
• Nordquist, R. (n.d.). Metaphor-definitions and
  examples-figures of speech. Retrieved
• January 26, 2013, from http//grammar.about.com/
  od/mo/g/metaphorterm.htm
• Parks, G. (Photographer). (1943). Langston Hughes
  Photograph, Retrieved
• January 26, 2013, from http//en.wikipedia.org/w
  iki/FileLangston_Hughes.jpg
• Simile Def. 1. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster Online.
  In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved January 26, 2013,
• from http//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/s
  imile
• Tabyjean (2008, Feb 24). Minnie the Moocher the
  Harlem Renaissance. Retrieved January 26, 2013,
• from http//youtu.be/k6r4XR75ToA