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1 Thank You, Ma’am By Langston Hughes

2 WARM-UP Connect to your life:
Good Neighbors: An African proverb says, “It takes two parents to produce a child, but it takes an entire village to raise the child.” What values do you associate with community spirit?

3 Background The action of the story takes place in the late 1950s in ___________________________________________ in New York City. Harlem attracted a community of African American ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________, including Langston Hughes. The culture in Harlem had a powerful influence on these creative artists.

4 Vocab terms-Please define
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5 Literary Devices Central Conflict: External Conflict:
Internal Conflict:

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