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Day(s):'Friday,'11/15'''

Text:'Poem:'A'Dream'Deferred'by'Langston'Hughes'''

Main'Idea:'Questions'what'becomes'of'a'dream'that'is'delayed'or'tossed'aside.''

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PreIReading'Questions/Building'
Background'Knowledge'
PreImortems:'
• What'is'the'genre?'Poetry''
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• How'do'you'know?'Stanzas,'line'breaks,'free'verse'''
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Define'deferred:'delayed,'tossed'aside'
• Make'sure'you'notice'that'the'author'is'asking'questions'to'
his'audience''
• Thinking'about'dreams'as'future&goals,'not'necessarily'what'
you'are'dreaming'when'you'sleep'at'night'(thought'they'
might'be'the'same!)'

' Roadmap'of'Questions'
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1' On'the'first'reading,'go'through'the'questions'and'try'to'have'the'scholars'conjure'up'some'of'the'
imagery'in'their'minds.''

2' The'pictures'can'accompany'the'poem'on'the'second'reading'to'plant'the'idea'that'the'images'are'not'
pleasant'ones.''

3' On'the'third'reading,'have'the'students'turn'and'talk'about'what'Hughes'thinks'will'happen'if'you'put'off'
trying'to'achieve'a'goal'or'a'dream.''
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A"Dream"Deferred!
by#Langston#Hughes!
What%happens%to%a%dream%deferred?%

Does%it%dry%up%%
like%a%raisin%in%the%sun?%%
Or%fester%like%a%sore77%%
And%then%run?%%
Does%it%stink%like%rotten%meat?%%
Or%crust%and%sugar%over77%%
like%a%syrupy%sweet?%

Maybe%it%just%sags%%
like%a%heavy%load.%

Or%does%it%explode?%

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Name%__________________________%%%%%%% % % Date%11/15/13%

As%used%in%the%poem,%the%word%fester most%closely%means

A rot%

B get%better%

C lessen%

D heal%%

Describe what happens to a dream that is postponed to another time.

Include details from the poem in your response.

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