Layered Literacy Resources and Supporting Materials

I am From Poetry

“Where I’m From: Inviting Students’ Lives into the Classroom” – Article from Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word by Linda Christensen – Where Im From Poems

Developing the skills to create “I am From” poems Process for I Am From poems

I Want to Be (Poetic Prose) to rehearse poetic language and imagery- I want to be text

Student Examples of poetic prose – I want to be Student Samples

Examples of I am From Poems to use as a catalyst / recognizing similarities themes in examples – I am From Examples as catalyst

Student Samples of I am From Poems – I am From Student Samples.docx

Once categories have been determined, students can brainstorm connections, memories, items that fit the categories – Planning sheet We are From

Differentiating Between Fears and Phobias

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