“I Too, Am America” by Langston Hughes
Hughes, Langston. I Too, Am America. New York: SImon and Schuster Books, 1994.
Lexile: 500 Grades: 5-7
Summary: This is a poetry book for older students that
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Activity: I would use this text with a 6th the grade classes. One way I could make this text come alive is through integrating social studies with the topic of Civil Rights and relevance of the theme today. I will ask students to imagine going into a time capsule to speak to Langston Hughes. What would they want to say to either poet with their poems? I remind them that history can always be a source of inspiration, and in poetry, there are no boundaries preventing us from speaking with anyone from the past.
Students will write a poem to Langston Hughes about how history has changed since he wrote this poem in 1994 . They will use examples of what happened in the poem to apply it to what's happening in America today. Students will share their poems and peer assess each other on specific criteria using a rubric for feedback.
Criteria on Rubric: Here is the Rubric
Standards:
Common Core: Key Idea and Details
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.6 Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author's point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts)
AASL:
4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.
4.1.3 Respond to literature
Information Literacy:
6.4 Presents conclusions and supporting facts in a variety of ways.
Learning Outcomes: Students will create a poem intended for Langston Hughes on how history has changed since 1994. They will use poetic criteria such as line line breaks and voice to contribute to overall meaning. They will also analyze historical events in the book to to make connections to real world.
Learning Objectives
Students will read I Too, Am America and analyze what injustices happened in the book and apply it to what is going on in America today (Cognitive).
Students will present and peer assess each other's poems based on 7 criteria (Psychomotor, Cognitive).
Assessments
Student created poems
Peer Assessment Rubrics
Work Cited:
Teachers and Writers Magazine. Lesson Plan. Retreieved on October 8th, 2017 from https://teachersandwritersmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Dean-Kostos-Conversation-Poems-LP-1.pdf 
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