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ELA 7: Unit 4 Lesson 8 (4/6/2023)

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ELA 7: Unit 4 Lesson 8

Today’s Objective:
  • compare and contrast two different medium by asking "how does the speaker's tone reveal the theme?

Dreams
By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.


Hold fast - to hold tightly
Barren - unable to grow; lifeless
100

In at least 3 sentences describe the connection between the poem and podcast. Make sure to use at least one piece of evidence from the poem and one piece of evidence from the podcast.


The poem and podcast share the common theme _______. In the poem it says... In the podcast ... happens. This shows the theme because both ....

100

Rank the podcasts we've listened to in order from best to most boring.

American Dream (Clay robbing banks)
Ian Manuel (13 year old with a life sentence)
Wolf 10 (wolves in the wilderness)
Off leash (Toby and the prison dogs)
A New Life (love and Tuberculosis)
Numbers (Lottery)