Thursday, September 9, 2010

Friday, Sept. 10,2010

A Dream Deferred

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?

By: Langston Hughes
After reading this poem, answer the questions on the worksheet. We will discuss the poem and then begin reading Act 1 of A Raisin in the Sun.

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