Langston Hughes in the Classroom

Langston Hughes in the Classroom

Hughes, Langston - Teacher Resource File
Explore the collection of pedagogical resources about the poet. Contains biographies, bibliographies, criticisms, lesson plans, and texts.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm

Harlem Renaissance
Find out how to order a map showing the places associated with Harlem's writers and artists such as Langston Hughes and Billie Holliday.
http://www.ephemerapress.com/harlemmap.html

Lesson Plan - Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes Mini-Unit Author: Sharla Beverly Related Topics: Music, Poetry, Civil Rights Movement, Geography, and Choral Reading Grade Level: 5th/6th Background: James Langston Hughes was born in Missouri on February 1, 1902 to parents who soon...
http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/famous/hughes.html

Christopher C. De Santis / Langston Hughes and the *Chicago Defender*
LANGSTON HUGHES AND THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Essays on Race, Politics, and Culture, 1942-62 Edited by Christopher C. De Santis Langston Hughes is well known as a poet, playwright, novelist, social activist, communist sympathizer, and brilliant member...
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/f95/desantis.html

Langston Hughes Middle School
Langston Hughes Middle School Principal's Message Teams Support Staff Pictures Hughes News Test Scores School Philosophy & Goals Model Campus Plan FCPS Calendars Clubs Media Center Course Selection Guide Middle Years International Baccalaureate...
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/HughesMS

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Langston Hughes: Artist and Historian by Medria Blue Contents of Curriculum Unit 96.01.02: Narrative Part II: From Pen to Brush Langston Hughes Poems Student and Teacher Reference List Teacher Reference For the...
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.02.x.html

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Langston Hughes: Voice Among Voices by G. Casey Cassidy Contents of Curriculum Unit 91.03.01: Narrative Notes To Guide Entry I. Introduction Over the past two years, while participating in the Yale-New Haven...
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1991/3/91.03.01.x.html

ONLINE JOURNAL "Cafe" by Wiilliam H. Johnson from Harlem Renaissance Art Click on each picture for a large version and its source. biographical information 1. Fact sheet with information about Hughes' life 2. Brief biography of Hughes with e-texts...
http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/us_poetry/Hughes

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum : Exhibitions : Featured Exhibitions : Lesson Plans
Rhythmic, Lyrical Protests of the African American Audience: High School English students Rationale: Langston Hughes' poetry became well known as the rhythmic, lyrical protests of all African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitions/plan.asp?id=499

Langston Hughes Middle School - Media Center
Media Center The Collection Research Virginia Young Readers Langston Hughes Home Page Welcome To The Langston Hughes Media Center...
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/HughesMS/Media%20Center%20Page/Media.htm

Japanese Haiku Poetry Resources
http://www.card1616.com/japanese-haiku-poetry-resources.html

Bedtime Favorites - Nursery Rhymes
http://www.bedroomfurniturespot.com/nursery-rhymes-guide

Langston Hughes Audio Sites

Hughes, Langston - HarperAudio
Listen to the audio recordings of selected Hughes works. Includes clippings from "Last Whipping" and "A Toast to Harlem."
http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/052694_harp_ITH.html

Hughes, Langston - Negro Speaks of Rivers, The
Contains the text of the Langston Hughes poem, as well as a sound file of the author reading it aloud.
http://www.poets.org/LIT/POEM/lhughe07.htm

Mingus, Charles - Amazon.com, Weary Blues
Poetry and jazz fans can check out this unusual album, featuring Langston Hughes reading poems backed by the Mingus band. Hear RealAudio clips.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000047A8/qid=954281400/sr=1-64/002-5246123-8062620

Hughes, Langston - Salon.com
Hear Hughes read an excerpt from his poems "Sylvester's Dying Bed" and "Puzzled."
http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/hughes/index.html

Langston Hughes Links
The sites listed here provide some interesting insight and information on the life and work of an American Original. Afro-American Fragments, a new Compact Disc featuring unusual settings of nine Langston Hughes Poems. A Wind in the Attic A painting...
http://www.liben.com/Hugheslinks.html

Listen to the Weary Blues / Escuche el Blues Abatido
Listen to the Weary Blues Poems by Langston Hughes, translated into Spanish by Jorge Heredia, read by the author with music by Charles Mingus and Leonard Feather Escuche el Blues Abatido Poemas de Langston Hughes traducidos al castellano por Jorge...
http://www.geocities.com/xxxjorgexxx/hughes1.htm

Langstgon Hughes Reads
Langston Hughes Reads Langston Hughes Read by Langston Hughes "Langston Hughes belongs to whoever is listening. A possession in common, like the sights and sounds of a streetcorner hangout, or the barbershop debate over pretty girls' legs, and...
http://www.harperaudio.com/langston.htm

Hughes, Langston - Voices and Visions
Spotlight of the poet and author includes a video clip of Hughes' poem "Dream Deferred." Also offers links to other resources about him.
http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/Hughes.html

Hughes, Langston - Smithsonian Discovery Theater
Features a children's play based on Hughes' "Sweet and Sour Animal Book." Includes lesson plans, learning activities, and audio clips.
http://www.si.edu/tsa/disctheater/sweet/ssindex.html

Langston Hughes
DREAM KEEPER-Album with Pamphlet featuring readings by The Author-LANGSTON HUGHES The Negro Speaks of Rivers I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep...
http://www.duboislc.com/ShadesOfBlack/LangstonHughes.html









			Langston Hughes in the Classroom Hughes, Langston - Teacher Resource File Explore the collection of pedagogical resources about the poet. Contains biographies, bibliographies, criticisms, lesson plans, and texts. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm Harlem Renaissance Find out how to order a map showing the places associated with Harlem's writers and artists such as Langston Hughes and Billie Holliday. http://www.ephemerapress.com/harlemmap.html Lesson Plan - Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Mini-Unit Author: Sharla Beverly Related Topics: Music, Poetry, Civil Rights Movement, Geography, and Choral Reading Grade Level: 5th/6th Background: James Langston Hughes was born in Missouri on February 1, 1902 to parents who soon... http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/famous/hughes.html Christopher C. De Santis / Langston Hughes and the Chicago Defender LANGSTON HUGHES AND THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Essays on Race, Politics, and Culture, 1942-62 Edited by Christopher C. De Santis Langston Hughes is well known as a poet, playwright, novelist, social activist, communist sympathizer, and brilliant member... http://www.press.uillinois.edu/f95/desantis.html Langston Hughes Middle School Langston Hughes Middle School Principal's Message Teams Support Staff Pictures Hughes News Test Scores School Philosophy & Goals Model Campus Plan FCPS Calendars Clubs Media Center Course Selection Guide Middle Years International Baccalaureate... http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/HughesMS Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Langston Hughes: Artist and Historian by Medria Blue Contents of Curriculum Unit 96.01.02: Narrative Part II: From Pen to Brush Langston Hughes Poems Student and Teacher Reference List Teacher Reference For the... http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.02.x.html Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Langston Hughes: Voice Among Voices by G. Casey Cassidy Contents of Curriculum Unit 91.03.01: Narrative Notes To Guide Entry I. Introduction Over the past two years, while participating in the Yale-New Haven... http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1991/3/91.03.01.x.html ONLINE JOURNAL "Cafe" by Wiilliam H. Johnson from Harlem Renaissance Art Click on each picture for a large version and its source. biographical information 1. Fact sheet with information about Hughes' life 2. Brief biography of Hughes with e-texts... http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/us_poetry/Hughes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum : Exhibitions : Featured Exhibitions : Lesson Plans Rhythmic, Lyrical Protests of the African American Audience: High School English students Rationale: Langston Hughes' poetry became well known as the rhythmic, lyrical protests of all African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitions/plan.asp?id=499 Langston Hughes Middle School - Media Center Media Center The Collection Research Virginia Young Readers Langston Hughes Home Page Welcome To The Langston Hughes Media Center... http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/HughesMS/Media%20Center%20Page/Media.htm Japanese Haiku Poetry Resources http://www.card1616.com/japanese-haiku-poetry-resources.html Bedtime Favorites - Nursery Rhymes http://www.bedroomfurniturespot.com/nursery-rhymes-guide Langston Hughes Audio Sites Hughes, Langston - HarperAudio Listen to the audio recordings of selected Hughes works. Includes clippings from "Last Whipping" and "A Toast to Harlem." http://town.hall.org/Archives/radio/IMS/HarperAudio/052694_harp_ITH.html Hughes, Langston - Negro Speaks of Rivers, The Contains the text of the Langston Hughes poem, as well as a sound file of the author reading it aloud. http://www.poets.org/LIT/POEM/lhughe07.htm Mingus, Charles - Amazon.com, Weary Blues Poetry and jazz fans can check out this unusual album, featuring Langston Hughes reading poems backed by the Mingus band. Hear RealAudio clips. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000047A8/qid=954281400/sr=1-64/002-5246123-8062620 Hughes, Langston - Salon.com Hear Hughes read an excerpt from his poems "Sylvester's Dying Bed" and "Puzzled." http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/hughes/index.html Langston Hughes Links The sites listed here provide some interesting insight and information on the life and work of an American Original. Afro-American Fragments, a new Compact Disc featuring unusual settings of nine Langston Hughes Poems. A Wind in the Attic A painting... http://www.liben.com/Hugheslinks.html Listen to the Weary Blues / Escuche el Blues Abatido Listen to the Weary Blues Poems by Langston Hughes, translated into Spanish by Jorge Heredia, read by the author with music by Charles Mingus and Leonard Feather Escuche el Blues Abatido Poemas de Langston Hughes traducidos al castellano por Jorge... http://www.geocities.com/xxxjorgexxx/hughes1.htm Langstgon Hughes Reads Langston Hughes Reads Langston Hughes Read by Langston Hughes "Langston Hughes belongs to whoever is listening. A possession in common, like the sights and sounds of a streetcorner hangout, or the barbershop debate over pretty girls' legs, and... http://www.harperaudio.com/langston.htm Hughes, Langston - Voices and Visions Spotlight of the poet and author includes a video clip of Hughes' poem "Dream Deferred." Also offers links to other resources about him. http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/Hughes.html Hughes, Langston - Smithsonian Discovery Theater Features a children's play based on Hughes' "Sweet and Sour Animal Book." Includes lesson plans, learning activities, and audio clips. http://www.si.edu/tsa/disctheater/sweet/ssindex.html Langston Hughes DREAM KEEPER-Album with Pamphlet featuring readings by The Author-LANGSTON HUGHES The Negro Speaks of Rivers I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep... http://www.duboislc.com/ShadesOfBlack/LangstonHughes.html