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I Believe
Kind of Activity:
Creative Writing
Objective:
Students will be able to use Woodson's model to create a poem on belief
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.5; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.6
Structure:
Begin the activity with a close reading of "i believe." What do students observe about the different things that Jackie believes? They should notice the way that sometimes two beliefs contradict each other, or that Jackie simultaneously believes in several things that are different from each other. How do Jackie's beliefs relate to their own?
Create a collective "We believe" poem to start...
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