English 10 (ENG201) Master Course
Where I'm From Poetry Assignment
Where I'm From
Students are to use George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From" poem as a template to either tell their own story or to explain Scott's perspective of Maycomb.
This assignment aligns with the following standard ELA-10.W.03d
I am from ______________________________ (an everyday item in your home)
From _______________________ and _______________________ (products or everyday items in your home)
I am from the ____________________________________________ (description of your home)
____________________________________________________ (a detail about your home - a smell, taste, or feel)
I am from the ________________________________________ (plant, flower, or other natural item)
The _______________________________________________ , (plant or tree near your home) whose long-gone limbs I remember as if they were my own.
I’m from ________________________ and __________________________ (a family tradition and family trait)
From ___________________________ and __________________________ (family members)
I’m from ________________________ and __________________________ (family habits) and from _______________________________________________________ (a family habit)
I’m from ________________________ and __________________________ (things you were told as a child) and _____________________________________________________ (a song or saying you learned as a child)
I’m from _________________________________________________ (a family tradition)
I’m from ________________ (place of birth) and ___________________ (family ancestry, nationality, or place) ________________________ and ________________________________ (family foods)
From ________________________________________________________ (a story about a family member)
_____________________________________________________________ (detail about a family member)
_____________________________________________________________ (a story about a family member)
_____________________________________________________________ (detail about the story or person)
_______________________________________________ (description of family mementos, pictures, or treasures)
_____________________________________ (location of mementos: under my bed, on the wall, in my heart, etc.)
_____________________________________________________________ (more description if needed)
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