In Part F of the Lesson Activity from Perspectives in American Literature, you responded to this prompt: The poems by Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes that you read in this lesson speak about the changing American identity. Revisit the poems, and then write a three-paragraph response that describes the American identity from your perspective. How is your American identity different and similar to the ones described by Whitman and Hughes? Cite evidence from both poems to support your response.
Take this 3-paragraph response and turn it into a 5 paragraph essay, with evidence from both poems quoted to support your ideas.