Week 02

Portrait of Langston Hughes
CC by 2.0 Photographer: Carl Van Vechten

Activity 1

Click this link to access the short story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes.

Activity 2

Click this link to access a Youtube lecture on “Salvation.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN1D8ValcPY

 

Activity 3

Click this link to visit an interesting site, published by the Kansas Heritage Group, which explores the life and work of Langston Hughes.

Activity 4

Dove flying in sky that is full of burst of sunlight
https://pixabay.com/illustrations/dove-light-cross-sky-jesus-christ-3951312/ Jeff Jacobs CCO

The short story “Salvation” by Langston Hughes is rich with various forms of irony, which will be relevant to the week’s discussion board. Click this link for a short video that explains the three types of irony.

Activity 5

Click this link for a Youtube review of common literary terms. This list augments the terms covered in Week 1 and expands your literary vocabulary. Next week there will be a short, practical quiz on literary devices.

Activity 5

Click this link to access the Week 2 discussion board.