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Read, re-read, re-re-read, and the read the poems below again... They both come from //Montage of a Dream Deferred// by Langston Hughes. If you're smart, you'll Google this and dig into meaning a bit before reflecting... Ain't you heard The boogie-woogie rumble Of a dream deferred?
 * As the Bell Rings...**
 * ~ "Dream Boogie" (1951)||~ "Harlem" (1951)||
 * Good morning, daddy!

Listen closely: You'll hear their feet Beating out and beating out a --

> //You think// > //It's a happy beat?//

Listen to it closely: Ain't you heard something underneath like a -- > //What did I say?// Sure, I'm happy! Take it away! > //Hey, pop!// > //Re-bop!// > //Mop!// > //Y-e-a-h!//|| What happens to a dream deferred? > Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? > Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. //Or does it explode?//||

So today in class you will begin your efforts on the 8.3.1 Learning Activity Part II. We will complete the primary source analysis practice and continue with grouping.
 * What We Did In Class**

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 * Reminders from Edmodo**

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