You have been given the same assignment as Langston Hughes. Please write a page about yourself in the form of the poem. Think of the first few lines of the poem:
Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you---
Then, it will be true.
You may write the poem in your writer's notebooks or on a piece of paper first. Some students said they'd rather have me check their work first and then post it on our blog. Good luck!
Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you---
Then, it will be true.
You may write the poem in your writer's notebooks or on a piece of paper first. Some students said they'd rather have me check their work first and then post it on our blog. Good luck!
Theme for English 9
ReplyDeleteBy : Dymineke Caver
Mrs.Benedetto said, page tonight.
And let that page show the real you and let it stay true.
Is it that easy ?
i mean by being me at fourteen years old trying to survive upon the world of nothing but violence and drama coming into my ears. Born in Syracuse , New York where I'm going to school at Nottingham high school just down the road of Meadowbrook. Upstairs , down the hall and the right hand corner this is where i sit down and start to write this page:
It's not simple nor to be me nor to be you fourteen years of age but just trying to turn the page. I guess I'm the average teen or nothing or less , bless the fact that my life is decent and i wouldn't want to change it for anything in the world. I love my friends , family , close ones. I love to learn , write , listen to music like r&b and hip hop. Just like Langston Hughes i do like to eat , drink , and sleep it's a wonderful feeling.
Understanding Life ?
Figured i was always too young to understand the shortcuts of life guess i have to live life as it is not what i want it to be. So will my page contain of rainbow spots? just because of my sexuality.
" Being me , it will not be white but it will indeed be a part of you , Mrs. Benedetto you are white --
Yet a part of me , as i am a part of you that's American sometimes perhaps you don't want to be apart of pooh. Nor do i often want to be apart of you but we are , that's true ! As i learn from you . I guess you learn from me just as if i learn from you -- Although you're older -- and white -- and somewhat more free.
This is my page for English 9
Dymineke,
ReplyDeleteGreat start! Thank you for giving this writing assignment a try and posting your work. Perhaps people will see your work and it will inspire them to post as well. Many thanks,
Mrs. Benedetto