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EQ:How do relationships shape us? Warm-Up: Please wait and listen for directions. You will then need to complete the Wellness Survey. https://forms.gle/mfFG9AKt6cfQ1W5t6 I Can: analyze text to identify text support (RL.6.1)1 analyze a poem to identify how the poetic elements develop the theme (RL.6.5)2
Tableau By: Countee Cullen “Tableau” was published in 1925 during the peak of the Harlem Renaissance. Its author, Countee Cullen (1903–1946), writes of the challenges blacks and whites faced attempting to forge relationships when segregation was still the law of the land. In “Tableau,” Cullen speaks to his unique perspective of walking through both white and black universes, and the joys and challenges that sprang from blacks and whites attempting to forge relationships during this time.
Harlem Renaissance Watch This! ^ Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
Watch the introduction video on StudySync What do you think the poem “Tableau” will be about? What makes you say that?
Let’s Read! Go to McGraw Hill / LA / Assignments “Tableau” by Countee Cullen 1st Read: Follow along as we use the audio! • 2nd Read: Annotate! • What to look for: • Central Idea: Who, what where, when why and how? • Theme: What is the lesson?
A. Family is always there for you. B. Focus and hard work pay off in the end. C. Strong relationships help us persevere through difficult times. Poll: What do you think the theme of “Tableau” is? Exit Ticket: