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"Lift Every Voice and Sing"
James Weldon Johnson
Abstract: The author celebrates the United States while also remembering the human price required to maintain freedom. This poem is recognized as the African-American National Hymn. Source: (1900)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: American
Genre: Poetry, FloridaReading Level: 10 Language: English File name: 3626 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.4: The student uses the reading process effectively.LA.D.1.4: The student understands the nature of language.
LA.E.2.4: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Theme: the value of freedomReading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:01:53 Wordcount: 208 Use PDF for printing
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