Langston Hughes "Dream Variations" - 4th Grade Adaptation

Goals:

Aim
What insights did the poetry of Langston Hughes offer about the African-American community in Harlem?

At the conclusion of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Identify aspirations and obstacles faced by African-American citizens in the middle of the twentieth century.
• Look for similarities between Langston Hughes’ and Martin Luther King’s dreams for the African-American community.

Essential Questions:

• How did African-American history, including slavery and discrimination, shape African-American communal life and cultural expression?
• How was the African-American community defined?