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You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

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https://docs.google.com/a/rcisd.org/presentation/d/1uMbENTXoEbiC6yZvNuKt2E5XO9fUujfE7z1J2N4ZFiA/edit?usp=sharing

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Works Cited

"5 Tips for Creating Blackout Poetry." Power Poetry. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

"All Drawings Here Are Handmade by Frits Ahlefeldt." Yellow Flower Walking Color Illustration – My Gallery - Download Artworks by Frits Ahlefeldt. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

Mccoy, Averi. "Poetry Anathology." Padlet Is the Easiest Way to Create and Collaborate in the World. N.p., 26 Feb. 2017. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

Samantha Cleaver on November 17, 2015 Facebook Pinterest Twitter. "24 Must-Share Poems for Middle School and High School." WeAreTeachers. N.p., 30 Sept. 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

"Serenade No. 13: Eine Keine Nachtmusik - I Allegro - Mozart." YouTube. YouTube, 02 Apr. 2016. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

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1. Black Out Poem (Mother to Son by Langston Hughes)

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1. Black Out Poem (Mother to Son by Langston Hughes)

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The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur

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The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur

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Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.

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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’s kinder hard.

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.

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Our theme is motivation. We chose this theme because the theme is very uplifting and encouraging. In Still I Rise, the theme is about a woman who has been put down, but she still rises. In A rose That Grew From Concrete, the theme is about a flower who proved everyone wrong about what it was capable. In Mother to Son, it is about a mother who had a rough life, but she kept climbing and trying to make it the best. In the Romeo and Juliet monologue, Romeo is explaining all of the great qualities of Juliet, and he is uplifting her. In the song, Hall of Fame, the author is telling you that you can be the greatest and best. All of the themes are very uplifting and encouraging. I like this project because I got to explore a variety of different poems. It taught me a lot about different poems and how to create my own. I would not change anything about this project.

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Motivation

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3. Copy Change Poem (A Rose that Grew From Concrete

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3. Copy Change Poem (A Rose that Grew From Concrete

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Original
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.

Copy-Change Poem
Are you aware about the rose that sprouted
from a gap in the pavement?
Demonstrating the truth that mother nature is incorrect it
Acquired the knowledge to walk without having feet.
Hysterical, it seems, but by, maintaining its aspirations,
It learned to inhale clean air.
Long existence of the rose that sprouted from the pavement
When no one else ever was compassionate.

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The way poets create pictures with  words to engage the readers are using figurative language. They create pictures this way because when they use figurative language the poet gives you a picture and you can see it. Also when they physically describe what they are talking about and how it’s supposed to look. Its really amazing when you are able to feel the poet’s mood and tone that they are trying to perceive. When you know what the image is supposed to look like and you genuinely have a good idea about it, and know what's going on in the poem that's how the poet creates it. With his words. When he/she explains it so clearly but so subtly. How the poet engages the reader's heart and mind is a totally different concept. If the poet engages your heart and your mind then you’ve made an emotional connection. Its really important that you understand emotionally whats going on in the poem. And you understand the deeper meaning of it. It’s really important you know how to understand the meaning of the poem and how to determine the deeper meaning so you can fully determine what it means and the theme of the poem itself.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc0CBG_vu_4

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But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
It is my lady, O, it is my love!
O, that she knew she were!
She speaks yet she says nothing: what of that?
Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks:
Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,
Having some business, do entreat her eyes
To twinkle in their spheres till they return.
What if her eyes were there, they in her head?
The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars,
As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven
Would through the airy region stream so bright
That birds would sing and think it were not night.

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Motivational Song (Hall of Fame by The Script):

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Motivational Song (Hall of Fame by The Script):

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Yeah, you can be the greatest
You can be the best
You can be the King Kong banging on your chest

You can beat the world
You can beat the war
You can talk to God, go banging on his door

You can throw your hands up
You can beat the clock (yeah)
You can move a mountain
You can break rocks
You can be a master
Don't wait for luck
Dedicate yourself and you gon' find yourself

Standing in the hall of fame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame

You can go the distance
You can run the mile
You can walk straight through hell with a smile

You can be the hero
You can get the gold
Breaking all the records they thought never could be broke

Yeah, do it for your people
Do it for your pride
How are you ever gonna know if you never even try?

Do it for your country
Do it for your name
'Cause there's gonna be a day...

When you're standing in the hall of fame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah)
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame

Be a champion, be a champion, be a champion, be a champion
On the walls of the hall of fame

Be students
Be teachers
Be politicians
Be preachers
(Yeah)

Be believers
Be leaders
Be astronauts
Be champions
Be truth seekers

Be students
Be teachers
Be politicians
Be preachers

Be believers
Be leaders
Be astronauts
Be champions

Standing in the hall of fame (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame

(Be a champion)
You could be the greatest
You can be the best
(Be a champion)
You can be the King Kong banging on your chest

(Be a champion)
You could beat the world
You could beat the war
(Be a champion)
You could talk to God, go banging on his door

(Be a champion)
You can throw your hands up
(Be a champion)
You can beat the clock (yeah)
You can move a mountain
(Be a champion)
You can break rocks

(Be a champion)
You can be a master
Don't wait for luck
(Be a champion)
Dedicate yourself and you gonna find yourself

Standing in the hall of fame

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1. Still I rise by Maya Angelou
2. The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur
3. Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
4. Balcony Scene, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
5. Hall of Fame by The Script (song)