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Prompt: Identify the object you chose that reveals something about your personal/cultural identity.
Submit an electronic copy to Google Classroom and print out a hard copy to submit to the teacher. Remember, your poem must have a creative title and a visual component. The poem will be displayed in the classroom. (If you would like your poem to be anonymous, just write your name on the back.)
*The rubric is posted on Google Classroom. This activity will be done after we finish explicating the "Where I'm From" poem. Complete the following activity on pg. 6 of Springboard lesson 1.1/1.2:
In the chart, identify five items that express something about your cultural identity. In the second column, write a description of what each item represents to you and your cultural connection (heritage, values, practices, experiences). These objects could be things as diverse as baseball cleats, pompoms, recipes, a poem written in another language, a photo, a necklace, a favorite t-shirt, a location, or a photo of a family member, etc. Out of the five, choose one (1) to bring to class on Friday (9/20) to share aloud and/or write about in a writer's notebook entry.
Anaphora (uh-naf-er-uh) - Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.Here is an example that uses anaphora from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address,” delivered on December 8, 1941: "Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island."
Prompt #9: Use this entry to write about anything you want: short story, poem, reflective entry, opinion on a current issue, commentary on something we are learning/discussing in class, etc. (Entry must be one page long. If you write a short poem, provide commentary.)
Prompt #10: Use this entry to write about anything you want: short story, poem, reflective entry, opinion on a current issue, commentary on something we are learning/discussing in class, etc. (Entry must be one page long. If you write a short poem, provide commentary.) "Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing." —J.K. Rowling Prompt:
Write about a time you faced failure. Consider the following: 1. Explain the situation. 2. What was the outcome? 3. What was the effect? 4. In retrospect, what would you do differently the next time? -and/or- Write about a time you avoided something or missed an opportunity out of fear of failure. Consider the following: 1. Explain the situation. 2. What was the outcome? 3. What was the effect? 4. In retrospect, what would you do differently the next time? |
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March 2020
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