

I Look at the World by Langston Hughes (BWD)
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English
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8th Grade
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Rebecca McMillin
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2 Slides • 10 Questions
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Wait for your partners. You should work together.
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I Look at the World by Langston Hughes
Read aloud the poem; take turns reading stanzas.
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Multiple Choice
Which best describes the speaker in the first stanza?
someone who likes to travel the world
someone who has just woken up from a nap
someone who feels uncomfortable in tight spaces
someone who is realizing their world is restricted
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Multiple Choice
In stanza 2, what has the speaker decided?
that the walls are silly
that the walls are flimsy
that the walls of oppression must be torn down
that the walls of oppression are a trick of the mind
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Multiple Choice
What does the speaker believe in stanza 3?
They can build a new road.
They can help others see the truth.
They can build a world without oppression.
They can find new places to live with their friends.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following lines uses figurative language?
"Fenced off narrow space/Assigned to me"
"...walls oppression builds"
"with eyes no longer blind"
"And this is what I know"
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Multiple Choice
Which line from the poem best expresses the speaker's attitude toward oppression? Hint: He uses figurative language to compare oppression to a physical object.
"From awakening eyes in a black face - "
"I look then at the silly walls"
"I look at my own body"
"Then let us hurry, comrades"
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Multiple Choice
How do the phrases "this fenced-off narrow space" and "walls oppression builds" develop the meaning of the poem?
They describe the way freedom looks to oppressed people.
They illustrate how the speaker plans to combat oppression.
They reveal how oppression limits people's opportunities in life.
They highlight how neighbors build walls and fences to keep people out.
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Multiple Choice
In lines 15-16, the speaker says "Then let us hurry, comrades/The road to find" What is the most likely interpretation of these lines?
The speaker wants their friends to find their true passion in life.
The speaker wants other to join him in pursuing a better world.
The speaker wants to move to a different community with their friends.
The speaker wants to run from their problems rather than confront them.
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Multiple Choice
What theme is revealed through the use of figurative language?
Oppressed people are forced to live in small spaces.
Walls can be torn down to build a bigger and better home.
People have the power to work together, create a better world, and remove oppression.
Once we realize the danger, it's easy to overcome the danger.
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Open Ended
What connections do you see between the message of the poem and upstanders like Helmuth?
Include a specific line from the poem and use it to support a connection.
Wait for your partners. You should work together.
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