Students,
Before you write your own "I Am From" poem, you will need to brainstorm. Using the list below, brainstorm a 2-3 possibilities for each item/event.
1. An everday item in your home
2. Products or other everyday items in your home
3. A short description of your home (a couple words)
4. A detail about your home-- smell, taste, or feel
5. A plant, flower, or natural item that was around when you were growing up
6. A plant or tree near your home
7. A family tradition
8. A family trait
9. Family members (2-3)
10. Family habits
11. Another family habit
12. Something you were told as a child
13. A song or saying you were told/heard as a child
14. Another family tradition
15. Your place of birth
16. Family ancestry, nationality,
17. Two family foods
18. A brief story of a family member
19. A detail about the story or person
20. description of family momentos pictures or treasures
21. Location of momentos (example: under my bed, on the wall, in my heart)
22. more description if needed
Use the following template to create your own "I Am From" poem.
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, 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_____________________. (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 the story or person)
_____________________________ (description of family momentos, pictures or treasures.) _________________________ (location of momentos – under my bed, on the wall, in my heart) ______________________________________________ (more description if needed) _______________________________________________
By (student name)__________________________ Date_____________
Before you write your own "I Am From" poem, you will need to brainstorm. Using the list below, brainstorm a 2-3 possibilities for each item/event.
1. An everday item in your home
2. Products or other everyday items in your home
3. A short description of your home (a couple words)
4. A detail about your home-- smell, taste, or feel
5. A plant, flower, or natural item that was around when you were growing up
6. A plant or tree near your home
7. A family tradition
8. A family trait
9. Family members (2-3)
10. Family habits
11. Another family habit
12. Something you were told as a child
13. A song or saying you were told/heard as a child
14. Another family tradition
15. Your place of birth
16. Family ancestry, nationality,
17. Two family foods
18. A brief story of a family member
19. A detail about the story or person
20. description of family momentos pictures or treasures
21. Location of momentos (example: under my bed, on the wall, in my heart)
22. more description if needed
Use the following template to create your own "I Am From" poem.
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, 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_____________________. (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 the story or person)
_____________________________ (description of family momentos, pictures or treasures.) _________________________ (location of momentos – under my bed, on the wall, in my heart) ______________________________________________ (more description if needed) _______________________________________________
By (student name)__________________________ Date_____________