Whitman vs Hughes

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What is Plies talking about?

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When do you know someone is your “rock”?

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What elements of this song are similar to a poem?

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The purpose of today's lesson is to reveal

​Do you wanna build a snowman?

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Describe the difference in clips

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Choose 1 word and give me the -denotative AND connotative meaning

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This picture suggests Hughes' America was..

• Happy like the '99/2000's

• Jim Crow segregation

• Late 1800's-slavery

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This picture suggests Whitman's America was..

• Happy like the '99/2000's

• Jim Crow segregation

• 1800's-slavery

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What is this poem about?

• Americans getting good jobs

• Americans back to work after a recession

• What a wonderful time to be alive and American

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Translate this poem in your own words. 3 sentences or less

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Why does the poet include the word "too" in the title?

• He is saying he is also American

• He is saying that he likes to eat as well

• He is saying that he can afford to laugh and eat well

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[T&T] In lines 7 through 10 , the speaker’s mention of the table suggests___?