Harlem by Langston Hughes

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. In the line, "What happens to a dream deferred?" the question most likely means:

• What happens to a dream that has been achieved?

• What happens to a dream that has been put off?

• What happens to a dream that has been criticized?

• What happens to a dream that has been destroyed?

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. What does the poet mean when he says "Does it dry up/ Like a raisin in the sun?"

• He means does the dream disappear/die?

• He means does the dream become a raisin?

• He means does the dream become small?

• He means does the dream change?

ELAGSE7RL2 Determine a theme and/or of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. Which sentence describes the main idea of the poem?

• Some dreams need more time to develop and grow.

• It’s difficult for people to keep their dreams alive.

• No one knows what happens to dreams that are never fulfilled.

• Dreams that are delayed could disappear or become a burden.

ELAGSE7RL1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Which detail from the poem best supports the main idea identified in question 3?

• "What happens to a dream deferred?" (Line 1)

• "like a raisin in the sun?" (Line 3)

• "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (Line 6)

• "like a syrupy sweet?" (Line 8)

ELAGSE7L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. Which statement explains the simile, “Maybe it just sags / like a heavy load” (Lines 9-10)?

• It can be difficult to know that a dream stopped serving its purpose.

• It can be frustrating to see a dream fail to become a reality.

• Dreams can easily bounce back after being neglected for some time.

• A postponed dream can become something difficult to carry.