My People
Author: Langston Hughes
Illustrator: Charles R. Smith Jr.
Genre: Poetry
Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Award
Grades: PK-3rd
Langston Hughes uses this poem to describe the beauty of the African-American people. In this poem, Langston Hughes compares different qualities and characteristics of his people to things the sun and the stars.
There are many ways in which this poem could be used in a classroom. One example is that it could be used during an unit about African-American History. This poem could also be used to teach about respect and the beauty of the African-American people.
Illustrator: Charles R. Smith Jr.
Genre: Poetry
Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Award
Grades: PK-3rd
Langston Hughes uses this poem to describe the beauty of the African-American people. In this poem, Langston Hughes compares different qualities and characteristics of his people to things the sun and the stars.
There are many ways in which this poem could be used in a classroom. One example is that it could be used during an unit about African-American History. This poem could also be used to teach about respect and the beauty of the African-American people.
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