Directions: On Thursday, we are listening, reading, discussing and taking notes on Clint Smith's "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" See link and discussion questions in the graphic organizer below. Begin by copying the organizer onto a google doc. As we work our way through the poem as a class, write your responses on the right side. On Friday, which will be an ASYNC day, you are to write a 200 word response, answering the following questions: How does the boy within the poem feel he is perceived? Why does the boy feel this way? Weave in text to support your response. Send these along by Saturday noon, along with your graphic organizer. 2006630 or Dorothy.Parker@rcsdk12.org Monday and Tuesday are in class bonus days! "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" by Clint Smith The poem touches on historical, cultural, and social factors that demonstrate how it feels to be the only black student inside of a classroom or other educational ...