Thank You MaamBy Langston Hughes

Pick up my pocketbook, boy, and give it here.

I got a great mind to wash your face for you

You aught to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong

Well, you didnt have to snatch my pocketbook to get some shoes.You could of asked me.

I were young once and I wanted things I could not get.

Try a little tenderness

SENTENCE FRAMESI BELIEVE THE THEME OF THIS STORY IS ___________ BECAUSE _________ .

WHEN ___________ HAPPENED, I KNEW THIS STORY WAS ABOUT ____________ .

Throughout the story ______________________. This leads me to believe that the theme is __________________

The moral or Theme of the story is ________________________.3.5 Identifying Theme

REFLECTION AND ASSIGNMENT

Write a paragraph explaining how one of the acts of kindness from Thank You Maam reminded you of an act of kindness you received or one that you witnessed. Be sure to cite the kindness to which you refer.