https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus African American Literature en-us 2019-01-09 15:07:35 UTC 2019-01-09 18:34:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318821254 2019-01-09 15:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318821254 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937736 My immediate reaction to the poem was the thought that the newer generation of black people must continue to do things that haven’t been done before because it defines who we are]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937736 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937745   ]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937745 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937763 My immediate reaction was, Langston Hughes telling African Americans to push forward despite all of the obstacles in our way.]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937763 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937847 Don’t give up ]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937847 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937848 It seemed like his mom really wanted him to fight the fight & never give up]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937848 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937868 My reaction to the text was that I thought about a mother giving advice to her son about not giving up. ]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937868 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937972 It was cool ]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937972 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937981 When I initially heard the poem, I understood the struggles of the mother throughout her life. The darkness she went through shed light upon the son, as he travels a similar journey.]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318937981 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938014 Motivation ]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938014 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938030 I felt like his mom was being very honest]]> 2019-01-09 18:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938030 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938075 2019-01-09 18:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938075 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938155 I thought it was relatable]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938155 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938232 It was very heart warming ]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938232 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938250 This poem reminds me of my parents and how they would want me to keep going.]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938250 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938292 My immediate reaction was that there will always be hope ]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938292 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938419 It ]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938419 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938489 My reaction to the poem was motivating to keep going. Reading between the two really shows how deep and how much this meant to him.]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938489 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938574 I thought it had a lot of deep meaning]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938574 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938596 I’ve read the text before ... but I’ve never heard Langston Hughes’s real voice. ]]> 2019-01-09 18:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938596 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938845 The slang and imagery ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938845 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938859 Ms. Taylor your the best!!!]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938859 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938876 Of course one of the elements would be the pronunciation of the words, and the dialect and what not ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938876 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938920 They diction used in the poem ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938920 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938943 The way the mom talk to her son.. it comes from the heart ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938943 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938965 The imagery and visualization of comparing a stair to not being crystal. Basically not being easy. He gave vivid visuals that were metaphors to tie in the experience of African Americans.]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938965 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938971 The imagery ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318938971 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939007 The word choice ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939007 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939038 The Diction, imagery and tone give a sense of struggle ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939038 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939039 The tone and diction ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939039 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939123 The way things are written; for example the slang.]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939123 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939126 Written in vernacular — makes it accessible, everyday message. “Every” mom shares this kind of message. ]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939126 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939129 The use of powerful diction allowed Hughes to appeal to the emotions of readers, in order to understand the struggle]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939129 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939177 “Life for me ain’t b]]> 2019-01-09 18:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939177 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939295 2019-01-09 18:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939295 https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939381 The dialect/diction]]> 2019-01-09 18:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/susans_taylor/h6lazdz21yus/wish/318939381