Name: < > Class: < > Date: < > My People On this Where the Sidewalk Bends disk, we write poems about everything from doors and trapezes to crooks and witches. It's time to write a poem about ourselves and those we love. The verses below, entitled "My People," were written by children after they read the poem "My People" by Langston Hughes. This "My People" poem uses a verse from three different poems by students. My People The brown earth is beautiful So the skin of my people The golden lion in the jungle is beautiful So the courage of my people The wind in the trees is beautiful So the voices of my people Langston Hughes created a pattern that is like a simile. Instead of using like or as, he used so in a way that means similar to or like. Write Who are your people? Consider the following groups, and add any other groups you might want to write about. family relatives friends classmates neighbors < > Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.) ==================== Let's Practice Complete the two-line stanzas below. Notice that in the first line there is an image from nature that is beautiful, gentle, strong, or positive in some way. In the second line, you will create an image describing some feature of your people that is similar in some way to the image in the first line. Think about your people's eyes, hands, prayers, hopes, and dreams to build your poem. Add your ideas to the word bank below. Word Bank of Features of My People eyes hands skin prayers voice hopes friendship < > ==================== Now read the first lines that present images from nature and imagine what features of your people could be paired with these images. Then type those features between the angle brackets. Example: The night is black and soft So the <hair> of my people The sun is warm So the < > of my people The night is bright with stars So the < > of my people The rivers swirl and sing So the < > of my people The snow falls silently So the < > of my people The elephant is strong So the < > of my people The ocean is deep So the < > of my people Please save this document now. ==================== It's time for you to write your own "My People" poem. Think about the group you've chosen to write about. Then think about different images from nature. You may want to close your eyes and see what scenes from nature occur. In the first line, tell about a scene from nature. In the second line, begin with "So" and describe a quality of your people. My People < > ==================== Rewrite/Edit Read your "My People" poem over several times. Do you like it? Do you want to change it? Rewrite your poem until it says just what you want it to say. Peer Review Ask a writing partner or a friend to read your poem to you. Listen. Do you like the sounds, the pictures? Copy your poem to the angle brackets below. Then make any final changes. < > If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.) ==================== end of activity Copyright Renaissance Learning, Inc.Download Driver Pack
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