Assignment: "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" SIFT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-A (H)
2022-02-25T18:33:12Z

Due: Mar 4, 2022 by 11:59pm

Use the SIFT strategy to analyze the following poem.

Did you hear about the rose that grew

from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it

learned to walk with out having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams,

it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else ever cared.

SIFT Graphic Organizer.docx

Symbols: what symbols does the author use and what do they represent? |
Images: what sensory details does the author use and what images does it create? |
Figurative Language: what are examples of figurative language and what do they mean? |

Tone and Theme:

what is the author's attitude? how do you know?

what is the message or lesson the author wants the reader to take away? how do you know?

Use the SIFT strategy to analyze the following poem.

Did you hear about the rose that grew

from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it

learned to walk with out having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams,

it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else ever cared.

SIFT Graphic Organizer.docx

Symbols: what symbols does the author use and what do they represent? |
Images: what sensory details does the author use and what images does it create? |
Figurative Language: what are examples of figurative language and what do they mean? |

Tone and Theme:

what is the author's attitude? how do you know?

what is the message or lesson the author wants the reader to take away? how do you know?