Choose ONE poem by your group's poet (from textbook or from the poems posted on class website) and
write a 1-2 paragraph response to ONE of the following questions:
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What discovery did you make on your own while reading this poem? This could concern a
matter of style or imagery or it might be something about an idea the poem raises.
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What specifically did you find enjoyable, disturbing, important, moving, puzzling, or ridiculous?
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If you were to teach this poem to a class of juniors, what would you consider the most
important things they should learn?
Harlem Renaissance Poetry Groups
Brittany, Kenan, Eishara, Billy: Gwendolyn Brooks
James, Brianna, Sayan, Alexandros: Countee Cullen
Nicoleta, Emily, Christie, Hannah: Billie Holiday
Anthony, Steven, John, Adrian: Langston Hughes ONE
Sean, Alex, Mimi, Tyler: Langston Hughes TWO
Brian, Alessandro, Ricky, Frank: Arna Bontemps
Nick, Nick, San, Ray: Jean Toomer
Cheyenne, Olivia, Simmone: Claude McKay
Anne, Heyley, Diandra: Anne Spencer