We read, discussed, and viewed Martin Luther King Jr. We discussed WHY he was an effective speaker and what his message was. We also discussed the civil rights movement in the US in the 50' s and 60's.
Then we read Langston Hughes's famous poem "Dream".
Assign Question #2 in book, writing a third stanza. Explain that the metaphor they choose must illustrate or somehow embody the idea of working toward your aspirations (like a bird flying or an abundant field of growth). This metaphor must be presented, as in the original two stanzas, in line three and it must also be presented as a ‘flawed’ metaphor (a bird, with a broken wing). Students must have this third stanza for next class (i.e. it is for homework).
