![]() Her love came over her and pressed a kiss to her lips. Pippa was splayed naked atop their silken sheets, her legs spread wantonly, her breast arched, and four silken cravats beside her on the bed. Adolescentsin the search for meaning.A profound weakness invaded her limbs at the promise of pleasure in his eyes. This Same Sky: a Collection of Poems from Around the World TheMusic of What Happens: Poems that Tell Stories Rising Voices: Writings of Young Native Americans Piercedby a Ray of Sun: Poems about the Times we Feel Alone I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine: Poems for YoungFeminists CoolSalsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States.ĭuffy,Carol Ann, editor. The Whispering Wind: Poetry by Young American IndiansĬarlson,Lori. I am the Darker Brother: an Anthology of Modern Poems byAfrican AmericansĪllen,Terry, editor. Give thestudents a list of poems which they can use to compare and contrast to theirown poems and to First CrossingĪdoff,Arnold, editor. It is important to let students express theirfeelings about poems even if they dislike the poem. Bring copies of other poemsthat relate to the unit’s topic. Allow students to talkabout their culture and their poem this way students can learn from eachother. ![]() If students do not wish to write about their own culture let them knowthey can also collect information about a different culture not necessarilytheir own. (Warner 198)Ī good way toextend the unit is to have students collect information about their own cultureand then write a poem of their own. I would assign characters to differentstudents and have then read out loud,readers’ theater format. After reading First Crossinganother book that deals with discrimination is Witness by Have students performa short skit from the assigned story.ģ. Form groups of 3 and assign a differentstory from First Crossing to each group and Did the poem remind you of any story in First Crossing?Ģ. Have students share the poems theyfoundĬ. Ask students to find a poem of theirchoice that deals with being different, a specificġ. “ MyFavorite Chaperone” byJean Davis OkimotoĦ. “ SecondCulture Kids” by DianCurtis Regan Such as the titles of each story andthe authors. Introduce First Crossing to theclass and give them background information about theīook. Ask students if they have ever feltlike an outcast.Ĥ. Open up discussion with students byasking them if they know what discrimination is.ģ. “I have a dream that my four children will one daylive in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, butby the content of their character” Martin Luther King Jr.Ģ. Before reading and discussing FirstCrossing have students writefor fifteen minutes about anything that comes to their mind when they read thefollowing quote by Martin Luther King Jr. The book First Crossing is a great selection for this unit because it has many stories aboutimmigrants and it gives us a taste of many different cultures.ġ. Through poetry anddrama educators can find endless ways of teaching about other cultures. Also we need to teachthe students who are being picked on to keep their head up high and be proud ofwho they are. It’s time we take different cultures into our classrooms and teach thosestudents who are picking on others that there is much to learn from othercultures. It’s almost like we are now justwaiting for the next tragedy to occur. During the pastdecade many tragic events have occurred in our country, from the Columbineshooting to 9-11 and most recent the Virginia Tech shooting. America is a multicultural country fullof immigrants from all over the world and students should learn about othercultures because this will expand their mind and move them further away fromracist thoughts. Educators have the power to change this kind of discriminationand teach students that being different is not a bad thing. Sometimes youngadults can be very hurtful toward other student because they look, speak ordress different. Alongwith parents, teachers play a very important role in this very difficult timefor teenagers. Itis important to be able to think back as an adult and remember how challengingbeing a teenager can be.
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