March 20

•Re-read the poem “Rivers” by Langston Hughes on p. 882

•Review your notes on: Literal Level; Literary Tools; Theme; Author’s Purpose

•Write a Thesis Statement that argues how a Literary Technique creates either Theme, or Author’s Purpose

•Be sure to use the author name and poem title in your thesis statement

 

--begin reading chapter 4 to line break on p. 69

--choose three passages to do the Say Mean Matter actvity