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Visual Poetry Assignment - Legacy By Nikki Grimes
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Serena G., River City High School, California
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Students analyzed poetry focusing on structure, literary devices, and theme, using the book Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes, a collection and response to female Harlem...
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Home is not a country
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Piper, Claremont Middle School, California
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Home is not a country is a book that has poems describing what the book is about a girl who feels like she is not understood by her mother and wishes that she could be someone else. She wishes that...
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dragon hoops
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bryan, Claremont Middle School, California
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I think that other students should read the book Dragon Hoops because they tell us about the history of basketball and it also takes place in Oakland in the 2000s.
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Podcast
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D & T, Roosevelt Middle School, California
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We read the book first and we learned about the story of the 1885 Sierra Nevada logging camp. It’s a story about people in the logging camps and the main characters are Mei, Hao, Bee, and Mister A...
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Slow Burn by Nikki Grimes
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Lincoln K., River City High School, California
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This is a visual representation of the poem "Slow Burn" by Nikki Grimes. In this poem it speaks of a deep simmering anger or hate that the author feels when silenced or looked down upon for speakin...
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Home is Not a Country
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Rowan N., Claremont Middle School, California
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My response is in the content section.
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