Assessing and Reteaching Key Ideas with Langston Hughes Short Stories

Created Dec. 4, 2023 by Ashley Johnson, Susan Stevens


Read Aloud

Introduce a second story by Langston Hughes, called "Early Autumn." 

http://www.ogtprep.com/readings/reading8.htm

Close Read and Post Test

Conduct the post test.

Encourage students to use some of the same annotation and comprehension strategies-- metacognition, look up vocab, notice characterization, identify conflict.

Take the post test: 


Answer Key:


Debrief: Discuss answers to the questions, and look at the group's data, if you administered a Google Form. Have students reflect on how well they applied vocabulary, characterization, and background knowledge to better understand the story and its themes.

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