Click on Green Flag to begin algorithmic performance of Dream Variations by Langston Hughes. Notice which lines trigger backdrop changes, repetition? CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings. Notice repetition of backdrops? CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole.
Poem: “Dream Variations” was published in The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Alfred A. Knopf, 1994). https://poets.org/poem/dream-variations Song Excerpt: Three Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation preformed by The Dessoff Orchestra