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Part 1. View the slides, web links, and videos in the Office XML presentation titled “Agenda” you have to have the microsoft powerpoint app to open this presentation to access all of this. The powerpoint is attached below and is called “Agenda” just to clarify. You may choose to write on one or both of the poems for today: “America†and “If We Must Die.†Please give specific examples to earn full credit. So, please choose one of the following prompts here to answer and form a strong well developed paragraph.How does the context of the film clips and photos change (or reinforce) your understanding of the poem(s)?Why is the sonnet form a surprising choice for McKay’s subject matter? How does this choice affect the way you receive the message of the poem(s)?Part 2. Please choose one of the following questions below to give a response to. One of the following questions on “Ballad for Americans†and/or “Strange Fruit.†Please be specific! I am going to attach the lyrics and recordings of both poems below as links. First, here are the questions to answer, I recommend choosing question 2 because I cannot think off hand of something to compare from earlier in the semester so I would just play it safe and answer question 2.“Ballad for Americans†and “Strange Fruitâ€What connections can you draw between this song and another text we’ve studied this semester?What was the experience of reading the lyrics vs. listening to the recording? (If you’re discussing “Strange Fruit,†please identify the recording.)(Link) Here is the recording and lyrics to ballad of Americans: https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/1074854/Paul+Robeson/…(Link)Here is the lyrics along with an introductory essay to strange fruit: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recor…(Link) Here is the Billy Holiday: Strange Fruit (Commodore Recording) 1939 recording make sure to identify that if you use this one: (Link) Here is the Billy Holiday: Strange Fruit (Live 1959) recording make sure to identify that if you use this one:If you have any questions or something does not work, please let me know