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MOTHER S
TO
SON
AMIR HAMZDHAN
FETRISAH @PATRICIA
SIGUMANI
UVARANI RETNAM
https://youtu.be/NfD_0TtppBI
Pre-reading:1. (Motivation)

1.The teacher will show different pictures that shows the role of mother.

2.Students will give words related to the pictures.

“What word/s comes into your mind when you see the picture?”

3. Vocabulary Development
Students will match the vocabulary words to its meaning

VOCABULARY

1. Crystal – damage/divide
2. Tacks - slice/broken
3. Splinters- expose/uncover
4. Torn- clear /shiny
5. Bare- fasten/attach
HARDSHIP OF MOM
 Introduction to poem
First published in 1922 in the magazine, Crisis.
Hughes's first book The Weary Blues in 1926
Difficulties that Black people face in a racist society
Conversation between a mother and son tacks, splinters and
torn boards how on climbing the stairs and never
Explain in what way this piece of literature is
well-known
 MOTHER TO SON
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
Langston Hughes.
While reading
1.read the whole thing to my students so
that they can get more of a “feel” for the
text.
2. students read it to themselves
ask students to explain to each other (in
pairs) what they have understood.
Question 1: Who is speaking in the poem and to whom are
the words addressed?
Question 2: What kind of life has the mother led? ...
Question 3: What does the speaker encounter on the
stairs?
Question 4: Why do you think she is telling her son about
her life in this way?
1ST IMPORTANT
FACT ABOUT
YOUR VISIT
Use this slide to add information about an
important fact about the place you are
visiting virtually.
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Create a great bulleted list. Life for me ain’t been
Only put a few words up here so you are not
tempted to read from the slide. no crystal stair
You can also include a picture on the slide to
add interest.
 It’s had
tacks in it,
And
splinters,
And sometimes goin’ in
the dark
Where there ain’t been
no light.
LITERARY DEVICE -symbolizelism
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
Post –reading
Post -reading
• Ask students to rewrite the poem, changing the meaning
but not the structure.

• Ask students to write or discuss the possible story behind

the poem. Who was it for? What led to the writing of this
poem?
Reflection
Have a discussion on issues the
poem raised and how they relate
to the students’ lives.