IN OUR OWN VOICES
                 
Unit 2: Exploring Inspirations
        When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.  
                                                                                                                                        Native American proverb  (Shawnee)

In Their Own Voices:
"ˇPresente!  Heroes/Sheroes
y Otras Cosas"
 		Inspirations
 
interview photo  interview photo  interview photo
 		 In His Own Voice:
"Inspirations"
Charles R. Smith, Jr
"A Poem for Nelson Mandela"
by Elizabeth Alexander
 		 

"Lincoln Monument: Washington"
by Langston Hughes

 

 "What I'm Telling You"
by Elizabeth Alexander
"Tia Chucha"
by Luis J. Rodríguez
 Luis J. Rodriguez
 		 "Every Day It Is Always There"
by Rainy Ortiz
 "La Miss Low"
by Carmen Tafolla
"Legacies"
by Nikki Giovanni

 

"I'm Sayin'"
by Mahogany Elau Foster, age 16

 

"A Tribute"
by Donna T. Thomas, age 19

 "If You Have a Voice...."
Hispanic Heritage
 "Who Is Singing This Song"
by Janice Mirikitani
 Black Heritage
Asian Pacific Heritage
 Instructions for
Writing a Found Poem


Sample Found Poems 

 Native American Heritage
 
Instructions for Making
Book Style Journal


Envelope Templates		 Unit 2 Outline

Books That Inspire Creative Journals

 Instructions for Making an
Expandable Scrapbook Journal
Books
Around the World
Papyrus		 Video Instructions for
Making a Hardback Book

Video Instructions for
Making an Envelope

 Instructions for
Making Simple Books

 

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Material from and links to other sources have been chosen because of their relevance to this goal. 
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Ann Ramsey ramseyakc@yahoo.com
 
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