“Cuz He’s Black” Reflection
Watch Javon Johnson deliver his poem for our first read-through of the poem. Answer the two questions below.

1. Read through the poem a second time. With the highlighting tool, highlight the places where Javon makes tone shifts. Then, choose one of those shifts and explain the significance. Describe Javon’s tone and explain why it changes.

2. In your own words, what is the theme of Javon’s poem? What is he trying to communicate? Use textual evidence from the poem to support your answer.

Write a summary about what you have learned about interpreting literature and presenting it to an audience.

Read the claim. human bodies have developed over time to support a vegetarian diet. which sentence provides the best supporting evidence for the claim? because humans have evolved over millions of years, it makes sense that our diet has evolved as well. i can feel the negative effects of meat and its excess vitamins when i consume meat products. the length of human intestines is better suited to digest food derived from plants than to digest meat. human taste buds have matured throughout history in a way that makes people crave the flavor of meat.

Read the paragraph many kids do not like to exercise. they do not realize that it is for their own good exercise is good for the body. there are many types of exercise activities to choose from. an activity such as running increases circulation lifting weights builds muscle and strengthens bones playing a sport such as basketball can improve coordination so pick an activity and get your exercisel what is the big picture idea in the paragraph? many kids do not like to exercise exercise is good for the body an activity such as running increases circulation lifting weights builds muscle and strengthens