Part 1 |
Knowing Who You Are |
Gary Soto |
Seventh Grade
Romance on the first day of school |
ACTIVITY
Do people really know what you're about? As a class, play hangman or a game of charades in which you reveal a skill or an interest people may not know you have.
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Langston Hughes |
Thank You, M’am
A young delinquent gets a big surprise.
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Emily Dickinson |
LITERARY LINK
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
Do you have a goal for your life? |
Julia Alvarez |
Names/Nombres
Names are important.
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Chaim Potok |
Zebra
A boy discovers art and a friend. |
Naomi Shihab Nye |
The Rider
An idea for when you’re lonely
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REAL WORLD LINK
Offerings at the Wall
Items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Cynthia Rylant |
A Crush
The difference that flowers make |
