"The Negro Speaks of Rivers," by Langston Hughes

Top Photo: A camel ride at the pyramids

Giza, Egypt: 12/24/2001

Bottom Photo: Waiting for the ferry, alongside the Nile
Aswan, Egypt: 12/26/2001

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

DUE TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010,

@ 12:00 MIDNIGHT

Respond to Post a Comment assignment:
http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunrise-on-may-morn-2009-looking-south.html


Read "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," by Langston Hughes (on pages 1115-1116 of our text).


Enjoy Langston Hughes himself reading the poem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V425SdNWIJU


Write a first response paper to "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
Use the following writing prompts: What images did the poem bring to you? What is the spiritual significance of the poem? 
Or free-write your own response.
Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotations from the poem to justify and/or explain your response to the poem.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 2-3 quotations from the poem and discuss how it affected you.


Guidelines for first response papers are available here:
http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html