Middle School-High School level (Grades 7Ð12, Reading Levels 5th-12th.)
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TEXTS
Selected Poems
by Langston Hughes
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"Songs of Innocence" by William Blake
Part One
A critical look atpoetry-rhyme patterns; free verse; subject matter; rhythm in Hughes, in Blake; picturesque language in Hughes, in Blake; sentence patterns; contractions and dialect; illustrations.
B.
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TEXTS
Something in Common and Other Stories
by Langston Hughes
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"Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad
Part Two
A critical look at short stories—setting; minor characterization; thematic grouping; climax; symbolism; universality; add-a-chapter; retelling using different settings.
C.
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TEXTS
Not Without Laughter
by Langston Hughes.
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Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert Heinlein
Part Three
A critical look at the novel—setting; development of major characters; plot developemnt; climax; protagonist and antagonist; recurring themea; symbolism; use of slang, dialect, other words; social significance; recommendations.
D.
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TEXTS
The Big Sea
by Langston Hughes
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Part Four
Biographical study of Langston Hughes—Early life, youth, parental influence, mother image; early travels, inclination to write; first poems, love life; favorite subjects.