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Where I’m From Poems I love these autobiographical poems. Students
are able to express themselves and their
cultures, all while feeling successful at writing.
But also, students are able to share with each
other and find common ground they did not
know they had.
These are the three templates I use when
working with this poem. I usually have students
complete the template as a rough draft. Then I
have then either publish in their writer’s journal
I am from _____________________ (an every day, ordinary item),
from _____________________ (the name of product)
and _____________________ (name of product). I am from the _____________________ (description of home). I am from _____________________ (detail about growing up in your house), from _____________________ (detail about growing up), and from _____________________ (sensory detail about home). I am from the _____________________ (plant, flower, or something that has to do with nature), the _____________________ (plant, flower, or something that has to do with nature). I’m from _____________________ (family tradition)
and _____________________ (family trait), from _____________________ (name of family
member) and _____________________ (name of family member). I’m from the _____________________ (detail about a family tendency)
and _____________________ (detail about a family tendency). From _____________________ (something you were always told)
and _____________________ (something you were always told). I’m from _____________________ (something you believe in), _____________________ (something you believe in). I’m from _____________________ (a detail about the history of your family). From _____________________ and _____________________ (two food items that represent your family). From the _____________________ (specific family story).
I am from _____________________ (location of your family memories).
Where I’m From Poem Author: __________________________
I am from __________________________ , from __________________________ and __________________________ . I am from the __________________________ . I am from __________________________ , from __________________________ , and from __________________________ . I am from the __________________________ , the __________________________ . I’m from __________________________ and __________________________ , from __________________________ and __________________________ . I’m from the __________________________ and __________________________ . From __________________________ and __________________________ . I’m from __________________________ , __________________________ . I’m from ____________________________________________________ . From __________________________ and __________________________ . From the ____________________________________________________ .
I am from ____________________________________________________ .