THE ENEMY HAS A FACE

Our work this quarter has focused on •thinking aloud• •annotation• and •universal themes. We read the novel The Enemy Has a Face by Gloria D. Micklowitz. We studied the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through the characters in the text and by reading historical as well as current events on the issue.

SCRIBBLED BLUE DREAMS VOL. 3 NEIGHBORHOODS

ME/Erton Okeke
Eyes closed
I see the future
Far from the past
Far from the present
Walking tall, pride
Of who I am
What I’ve accomplished
Black in America
I’ve been beaten, spit on
Enslaved, called names
But still I walk
With a swagger in my step
Strong independent
And there’s nothing
Standing in my way
There’s nothing
Standing in my way
Live to be notice
That I am not afraid
Not afraid
To be told that I am no good
That I will never aggregate to nothing
But look into my eyes
You’ll see
That I’m destined for greatness
You may like me
But I rather you fear me
Fearing me control
Control the outcome of your destiny
Mom, dad
Brothers and sisters
I’ve grown fatigued of them all
I’ll love to see
That radiant smile
Of which belong to my grandmother
A smile that
Always seem to
Brighten some
Of the darkest days.


M.C/Kandy Lewis
In Yazoo City i was born into cotton picking for a living 7 years old family into crappy dice game fight.
finally left the cotton move to St.louis who knew the robbery would rob the hood?
From then on my childhood was traveling St.louis to mississippi to St.louis to think i would be the one worried about the most where i was going to be sleeping.
But before i fall asleep i think about what am i going to eat.
I’d love to redraw the world i would redraw the world and if i could redraw the world racism would always be my number one choice to take out.
Then i’d take a erasers and erase all the haters out
Then i got to be faced, Faced with all the failures now.
83 was the last time i cried now it's 2010 now think about all them years that gone by without a tear for me to cry but when i die i want M.C to stay alive



Forgotten/Brittany Flores
People Might FORGET me!
My worst fear is scary
I don't know how it will feel..
My worst fear is Dying.
I don't want to die,
I want to live forever
I want to die for one hour,
Just to see what its like.
Imagine being 6 feet under....
I know scary right?
I ask my self many questions,
Will I be remembered?
Will I be gone forever?
What will happen to me?
So many questions I wonder
But who can answer them?
NO ONE!
In which I will be, no one when
I'm gone and dead forever where..
People MIGHT forget me!

THREE REASONS WHY

Poetry is a different way of speaking your feelings. It’s a unique way of writing. There is no right or wrong way to write a poem.

Poetry lets you express yourself through the words. It can be rapping or telling a short story.

Writing a poem can help us to express the feelings that we feel in our hearts.

Poetry can be written in many different ways. Not all poems have to rhyme.

Poetry tells a story in a different way.

Poetry is good to express your feelings to someone you love, hate and all what you can feel for someone.

Poetry is good to write about what you see, on the street and the world, to express what you see.

You are like a whole new person when you write poems because new things come in your mind.

Poetry gives us freedom of mind. Poetry is a stress reliever and makes you calm.

Poetry is important because you express yourself and let your imagination run wild through writing. If you are happy or angry about something you can let it all out in a poem.

Poetry makes you talk about life and what’s going on around you. You can make a poem out of anything whether it’s your life, the weather or the months.

Writing is important for so many simple reasons. It’s how we express ourselves.

Writing is an art and through it channels many interpretations and visions for others to see and hear.

We communicate through writing such as simple short stories or a text message to a friend.

Writing is a lifestyle, a way of life.

Writing is everywhere in the world. It can help people understand each other.

Writing is the most important subject people can learn. The more you write, the better you can be. It has helped me in the past to deal with certain situations.

In this world we live in, you must know how to write.

Without words we would be silent.

Writing is important because it helps us to learn, remember and invent. Writing teaches us to read and helps us to learn because it is visual. We remember things better when they are written.

In this world we live in, you must know how to write.

Without words we would be silent.

NOVELS IN VERSE

Keesha's House is a novel in verse.

Book Trailer #1

Book Trailer #2

CURRENT EVENTS

What's going on in the world? Read and reflect on current events.

Assignment: Choose a current event to read.

Text code while reading.

Organize your thinking into a t-chart: What the text says/What I'm thinking

Write a reflection that shares what the article is about and your thinking.