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Where I’m From Poem
Pairs with Odell Section 1
Using Safia Elhillo’s “Home Is Not a Country,” students will analyze their own communities to create and perform a poem that focuses on the cultural aspects that make up who they are.
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 – Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.10 – Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4 – Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.
NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS
- Anchor Standard 4: Anlyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
- Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Students will write and perform Where I’m From poems that capture their cultural experiences, analyzing how writers talk about culture and community and identifying aspects of their own culture.
OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH
THE POWER OF POETRY
CONCEPT MAP
STEP ONE
Watch the following video to facilitate Where I’m From poems:STEP TWO
Watch a demonstration of a Where I’m From poem by Ephraim:ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!
All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH
Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.RYAN FAN
Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law. Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications.From Me to You Monologue
Pairs with Odell Section 2
Students will write a monologue that either explains, defends, praises, or requests a particular action from a particular community in connection with the provided unit texts.
Standards
Getting Ready
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5 – Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 – Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.10 – Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS
- Anchor Standard 4: Anlyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
- Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Students will develop their own monologues inspired by unit texts, creating a character and identifying the goals, objectives, actions, and tactics of this character.
OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH
THE POWER OF POETRY
CONCEPT MAP
STEP ONE
Watch the following video to facilitate From Me to You monologues:STEP TWO
Watch a demonstration of a monologue by Ephraim:ROOT BRANCH MEDIA GROUP – BRING ROOT BRANCH TO YOUR SCHOOL!
All video content made in partnership with Baltimore’s Root Branch Media Group.EPHRAIM NEHEMIAH
Ephraim Nehemiah’s poetry uses rhythmic call and response, evocative narratives and accessible subject matter to create a transformative experience for listeners across the nation. The work embraces vulnerability to share personal experiences that create necessary dialogue around race, class and gender. Ephraim is currently a teaching artist for Dewmore Baltimore. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2019 Rustbelt Poetry Slam and in 2021 took the National Slam title with Baltimore’s poetry team Slammageddon. Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William’s World tour and others.RYAN FAN
Ryan Fan has been teaching special education English in Baltimore City Public Schools the past three years. He spent a year teaching at NACA II Freedom and Democracy Academy before it closed, and then two years at the REACH! Partnership School. He will be continuing in education as an IEP Team Associate to pursue a further career in special education law. Ryan has an M.S. Ed from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a B.S./B.A. in Neuroscience and English and Creative Writing from Emory University. In his free time, he enjoys running marathons and writing. He runs a blog on the side on Medium and has been published in publications like Business Insider, Psychology Today, and EdSurge, as well as prestigious house Medium publications.Persona Poems
Pairs with Odell Section 3
While learning about ethics and the art of persuasion, students will write a persona poem from a perspective of logos, ethos, or pathos.
Standards
Getting Ready
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TEACH!
Creators
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 – Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.10 – Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
NATIONAL ARTS STANDARDS
- Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Students will write persona poems to deepen their understanding of logos, ethos, or pathos.
OUR ARTS INTEGRATED APPROACH
THE POWER OF POETRY
CONCEPT MAP
