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Mother to Son
By Langston Hughes

Well son I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor-- Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps 'cause you finds it'd kinder harder. Don't you fall now-- For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

Sister to Sister By Sydnee Fletcher

Well sis', I'll tell ya: It hasn't been easy Middle school's kinda tough Rumors, haters, grades, and cranky teachers, So much to deal with In three long years But lemme tell you, You'll get through 'Cause I did But you know what? You might get through it Easier than I did Or...you wont....


 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Lines 2,9,18 || Slang || Life isn't going to be perfect-not perfect english in the poem ||
 * Line 17 || Metaphor || Don't give up ||

Mentor Poem #2
Did I Miss Anything? By Tom Wayman

Nothing. When we realized you weren't here we sat with our hands folded on our desks in silence, for the full two hours Everything. I gave an exam worth 40 percent of the grade for this term and assigned some reading due today on which I'm about to hand out a quiz worth 50 percent Nothing. None of the content of this course has value or meaning Take many days off as you like: any activities we undertake as a class I assure you will not matter either to you or me and are without purpose Everything. A few minutes after we began last time a shaft of light suddenly descended and an angel or other heavenly being appeared and revealed to us what each woman or man must do to attain divine wisdom in this life and the hereafter This is the last time the class will meet before disperse to bring the good news to all people on earth. Nothing. When you are not present how could something significant occur? Everything. Contained in this classroom is a microcosm of human experience assembled for you to query and examine and ponder This is not the only place such an oppurtunity has been gathered but it was one place And you weren't here

Are you Twins? By Sydnee Fletcher

Yes. We're twins, She was just two years later than me No. We're not twins. She's in the fifth grade and I'm in the seventh. We go to different schools- elementary and middle Yes. We're twins. We have almost the exact same brain like most twins do No. We're not twins. Just because we have the same hairstyle and we both have glasses doesn't mean we're twins


 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Lines 4-8 || Sarcasticness || What really happened while the person was gone ||
 * Entire Poem || Persuasion || Trying to get students to ask a certain question the right way ||

Mentor Poem #3
The Microphone

All eyes are on the microphone Pft, Bumpt, Bumpt, Ptf The beatboxer makes a pulse come through the speakers like Whoosh! Saliva drips from every ear Soon we hear... Budump! Boodoop! Budump! Boom Bap!!

New York City By Sydnee Fletcher

Whoosh! Cars pass by with road rage Beep! Beep! You hear the swish, swish of the water when on the boat to The Statue of Liberty Now you know You're in New York City
 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Line 2 || Onomatopoeia || The loud sound the mic. makes ||
 * Line 5 || Metaphor || The audience is waiting to hear something ||

Mentor Poem #4 Personification Poem

My report card smiled, showing off straight A's. My house no longer sang the Blues. It's great to have happy grades, live in a neighborhood that is happy with you.

Shoes By Sydnee Fletcher

The shoes practically screamed "Buy me! Buy me!" When my eyes landed on them So I bought them And I put them on And smiled As my feet instantly glowed with Excitement
 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Line 2 || Imagery || I can imagine all the A's on the paper ||
 * Line 4 || Personification || It's good to have good grades and feel proud of yourself ||

Mentor Poem #5 End Rhyme By Langston Hughes

Now my days are lonely, And night-time drives me //wild,// In my heart I'm crying, I'm just Miss Blue'es //child!// Books By Sydnee Fletcher Books, books, books It would never hurt if you just looked There are many in the world to see So come along and look with me Never judge a book by it's cover You don't know what you might discover You don't know what lies inside You don't know what may hide Inside the books that you reject But there are oh so many to select So go ahead, start to read There are so many in the world to see Now come along and look with me
 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Line 1 || Metaphor || He misses someone dear to him ||
 * Line 2 || Hyperbole || He can't sleep ||

Mentor Poem #6 Chocolate By Bridegtte K.


 * C**reamy or
 * H**ot, it makes my mouth scream
 * O**n and on
 * C**hocolate, chocolate
 * O**h, yum
 * L**uscious chocolate, I can't believe I
 * A**te it all. It
 * T**ickles my throat
 * E**ach time I eat it, mmm oh I love chocolate.

Ke$ha By Sydnee Fletcher


 * K**razy with a K
 * E**xpects a great time wherever she goes
 * $**inging is her talent
 * H**as a wild side
 * A**lways ready for a party
 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Line 2 || Personification || The chocolate is hot when it's just done so her mouth screams ||
 * Line 8 || Metaphor || It tastes really good ||

Mentor Poem #7 Excerpt from Eminem's "Not Afraid" By Eminem

I'm not afraid to take a stand Everybody come take my hand We'll walk together, thorugh the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just let you know that, you're not alone Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road

And I just can't keep living this way So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage I'm standing up, Imma face my demons I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground I've had enough, now I'm so fed up Time to put my life back together right now

Firework-Katy Perry By Sydnee Fletcher

Baby you're a firework Come on let your colors burst Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!" You're gonna leave 'em all in "Awe, awe, awe!"

Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of you, you, you And now it's time to let it through


 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Line 1 || Metaphor || He's going to stand up for what he believes in ||
 * Line 3 || Metaphor || No matter what, we're going to stick together ||

Mentor #8 By Lisa D.


 * F** anciful colors
 * L** ovely colors
 * O** verflowing
 * W** ith blossoms, green leaves, and long stems.
 * E** veryone appreciates how they brighten up a room.
 * R** eaching out to the world
 * S** aying hello !

Sassy You don't know what to expect from her Does crazy things Never sad Everything about her is cool Even her friends want to be her


 * Look || Label || Decide ||
 * Line 1 || Imagery || Pretty colors ||
 * Line 3 || Imagery || a lot in the world ||