Langston Hughes "Theme for English B"

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11th Grade - University
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Katherine Stahl
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One of the major themes of the poem “Theme for English B” is _____.
the search for truth
considering one's identity and belonging
the difficulty of college courses
the fight against segregation
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The speaker in the poem "Theme for English B" is ___________.
Langston Hughes
the instructor of a college course
an African American college student
a musician during the Harlem Renaissance
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
TRUE or FALSE: Langston Hughes is the author of the poem, but he is NOT the speaker in this poem.
TRUE
FALSE
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poem begins with a college instructor’s assignment for students to _____________.
go home and write a page about themselves
enroll in another English course
challenge themselves with a 10-page reflection
write about the ways the students and instructor are different
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When he considers the assignment, the speaker asks himself, ___________ to convey who he is on just one page.
"I wonder what the instructor's grading policy is?"
"Does this have to be MLA format?"
"I wonder if it’s that simple?“
"Should I tell the truth?"
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Some of the things that make the speaker who he is are _______.
what he sees, feels and hears
what he learned from his parents
his friends in college
the employees and manager at his job
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The speaker then directs his thoughts to his city in line 18, where he says: __________.
"Winston-Salem, you are my hometown."
"I'm in a New York state of mind."
"Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way."
“Harlem, I hear you.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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