Assignment: Justice Issue Poem Discussion

ELA 10-A (H) (Tri 2)
2022-01-20T18:29:17Z

Due: Jan 25, 2022 by 11:59pm

Last week in class, we listened to and discussed two poems about justice: "Let America Be America Again" and "Kissing in Vietnamese." Today, I want you to do it again, on your own. The goal here is to dig deep in your exploration of the poem and what the poet is doing to create a larger meaning. This is to help you appreciate the poem :)

Step 1: Read (and, in some cases, watch) AT LEAST THREE of the following 5 poems:

Adrenaline Rush by Rudy Francisco

Accents by Denise Frohman

Times I've Been Mistaken for a Girl by Alex Dang

Powwow at the End of the World by Sherman Alexie

T.S.A. by Amit Majmudar

Step 2: Choose your favorite, and read/watch it again. Then, in the discussion, write:

1 SENTENCE: Which poem you chose as your favorite (title and author)

1-2 SENTENCES: Why did you like it? Was it the subject (what the poet chose to write about)? Could you relate to it? Was it the way the poem sounded? Be as specific as you can.

2-3 SENTENCES: Choose one or two quote from the poem and explain why the quote(s) stood out to you. How did the poet get at their main idea or message using this quote? (Avoid just saying what the quote MEANS. Instead, get at WHY the quote is powerful or impactful!)

Step 3: After you make your post, read your classmates' posts and then comment of 2-3 sentences on at least one of them.

Last week in class, we listened to and discussed two poems about justice: "Let America Be America Again" and "Kissing in Vietnamese." Today, I want you to do it again, on your own. The goal here is to dig deep in your exploration of the poem and what the poet is doing to create a larger meaning. This is to help you appreciate the poem :)

Step 1: Read (and, in some cases, watch) AT LEAST THREE of the following 5 poems:

Adrenaline Rush by Rudy Francisco

Accents by Denise Frohman

Times I've Been Mistaken for a Girl by Alex Dang

Powwow at the End of the World by Sherman Alexie

T.S.A. by Amit Majmudar

Step 2: Choose your favorite, and read/watch it again. Then, in the discussion, write:

1 SENTENCE: Which poem you chose as your favorite (title and author)

1-2 SENTENCES: Why did you like it? Was it the subject (what the poet chose to write about)? Could you relate to it? Was it the way the poem sounded? Be as specific as you can.

2-3 SENTENCES: Choose one or two quote from the poem and explain why the quote(s) stood out to you. How did the poet get at their main idea or message using this quote? (Avoid just saying what the quote MEANS. Instead, get at WHY the quote is powerful or impactful!)

Step 3: After you make your post, read your classmates' posts and then comment of 2-3 sentences on at least one of them.