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What happens to a dream deferred? Warm Up: Test Prep Tuesday Read the two poems. (1.)Compare and contrast the structure and meaning of both poems (2.)How does each poem’s structure contribute to its meaning? “Hope is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickenson Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without words, And never stops at all, 5 And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I’ve heard it in the chillest land, 10 And on the strangest sea; Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me. “Dreams Deferred” by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up? Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— 5 And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags 10 like a heavy load. or does it explode?

Word Work Wednesday: Synonyms Directions: Write each phrase, then write the letter and the word you choose as the synonym to the bolded word. 1. An unkempt appearance (a) sudden (b) untidy (c) necessary (d) voluntary 2. Chemicals that adulterate the food (a) consume (b) pollute (c) purify (d) color 3. Part of an insidious plan (a) treacherous (b) recent (c) awkward (d) logical 4. The belligerent nations (a) neighborly (b) wealthy (c) hostile (d) poor 5. Lost in the holocaust (a)confusion (b) struggle (c) results (d)great fire 6. An adroit driver (a) careful (b) experienced (c) skillful (d)careless 7. A cursory examination (a)hasty (b) thorough (c) very painful (d)rewarding 8. delete a portion of the selection (a) read (b) cross out (c) emphasize (d) misunderstand 9. A clever artifice (a) worker (b) reaction (c) statement (d) trick

Thoughtful Thursday - Writing an Argumentative Essay How do you get people to agree with you? One way is to present them with an argument and support for it. In an argumentative essay, you begin by making a claim. A claim is the main point you want readers to accept. It is more than just an opinion about a personal preference. It is a precise statement that you think is true, can support with accurate and reasonable information and expect some readers will disagree with. Imagine your school is debating whether to ban shirts with slogans supporting political candidates. Read the passage. Write the claim in this paragraph and explain why you selected it. If it does not have a claim, explain why. The school dress code bans “all clothing that expresses controversial language.” Since people disagree on the meaning of controversial, enforcing this code fairly is difficult. A close look at four cases from the past school year shows that, in practice, this ban prohibits most but not all clothing with the names of political candidates. Further, the ban sometimes prohibits and sometimes allows clothing that encourages illegal activities. These cases show that the ban needs to be revised so that it is more precise.

Poetry Friday: Understatement The opposite of hyperbole is understatement. With hyperbole, someone exaggerates to the extreme. With understatement, someone plays down what he or she is describing. For example, imagine that Tyler turns red, throws his books into his locker, and slams the door so hard that the whole line of lockers rattle. An observer comments, “Tyler is upset.” That person is using understatement. Explain how the writer uses understatement in each poem.