Teach the poems of Langston Hughes with this 2-3 week unit. Langston Hughes lesson plans for the following literary works are included:

1. "What Happens to a Dream Deferred"
2. "Dreams"
3. "Weary Blues"
4. "Po' Boy Blues"
5. "Democracy"
6. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
7. "Dream Variations"
8. "Let America be America Again"
9. "Justice"
10. "Still Here"
11. "The Blues"
12. "Minstrel Man"
13. "I Too Sing America"
14. "Thank You Ma'am"
15. MLK's "I Have a Dream"

This unit includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, answer keys, rubrics, analysis, a quiz, and more. Specific lessons cover the following topics:

• Hughes' life
• The Harlem Renaissance
• Imagery
• Theme
• Figurative Language
• Poetry Annotation
• Non-fiction Analysis
• Irony
• Goal Setting