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“Mother to Son”by Langston Hughes
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Quick write!
• In 1 minute, write down advice that someone has given you.
• (ex. From your mother, your father, your grandmother.)
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Read Langston Hughes’, “Mother to Son”.
Pg. 342 in your book.
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Figurative Language
• Is this poem a metaphor or simile?
• Where in the poem does it show the figurative language?
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Dialect
• Why do you think Hughes gave the speaker this particular dialect?
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Turn and Talk!
Turn to your neighbor and discuss this question…
Do you think the mother’s advice is encouraging?
Why or why not?
• Record your answers on the back of your note cards.
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Theme
• What is the “theme” of “Mother to Son”?
• What does the mother compare life to?
• What advice does the speaker give to her son?
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References:
Glencoe Literature: The Reader’s Choice. 2000: New York, New York. (pg. 342-343).
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