I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
What did the speaker go into the kitchen to do?
What is eat?
“People here are most concerned about the economy in this election cycle_our town’s main street has had two more businesses close this year.”
The correct punctuation.
What is cycle;our?
Ovid: “We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.”
What is the theme of the quotation?
What is forbidden or the allure of the forbidden?
Hit the sack
What is an idiom?
The bird flapped ____ wings when ____ mom said _____ time for dinner.
It's VS its
What is its, its, it's?
I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
What does the speaker say will happen tomorrow?
What is, treated equally?
1. The earliest humans did not inhabit any
kind of permanent shelter, consequently,
when it rained, they would huddle
beneath the branches of trees for
protection from the elements.
A shelter consequently
B shelter; consequently
C shelter: consequently
D correct as is
What is B?
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard
What is friendship?
Those figures are fishy.
What is a metaphor?
Nathan loved ____ eat ice cream. He realized that _____ scoops were ____ filling so he gave the rest ____ his ____ puppies.
To vs too vs two
What is to, two, too, to, two?
I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
When other people see the speakers beauty they will?
What is, regret treating him poorly?
4. Around 3100 B.C.E., the ancient
Egyptians built flat-topped houses using
sun-dried bricks made of mud; carefully
constructing small rooms around an
open courtyard, Egyptian builders
erected these “courtyard houses.”
A an open courtyard constructed
around small rooms,
B constructing an open courtyard
carefully around small rooms,
C small rooms constructed around an
open courtyard,
D correct as is
What is D?
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde
What is forgiveness?
The words leapt off the page.
What is personification?
Miguel didn't understand how to _____ evidence so he visited a ______ where he could rely on his sense of ______ to find the answer.
Cite vs Sight vs Site
What is cite, site, and sight?
I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
What lines from the poem help support the theme that racial prejudice is disgraceful and will dissolve in favor of equality?
What is lines 16-18?
5. Ancient Greek builders, too, began
constructing small houses around this
time. Because they could make a profit.
A time; because they could make a profit
B time: because they could make a profit
C time because they could make a profit
D correct as is
What is C?
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe
What is be yourself?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
What is a pun?
Kevin pushed his mom to proceed _____ toward her goal of becoming the fastest runner in her county. The very next day she ran ______ on the track than she had ever run before.
Farther vs Further.
What is further, farther?
I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
How is the speaker affected when he is asked to eat in the kitchen?
What is he is confident and things will change for the better?
6. Over the millenia, houses have continued to get larger and more elaborate, and the materials used in their construction have become stronger and more durable.
A milennia
B millennia
C milenia
D correct as is
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
What is love?
He was wily as a fox.
What is a simile?
______ they go. Jordan, Yari, and Brazil are all skipping _____ least favorite class. Where will they go? Probably to get _____ uber eats? Nope! ______ probably going to go to the cafeteria to get pizza. ______ serving their favorite meal today.
There vs Their vs They're
What is there, their, their, they're, and they're?