If You’re not from the Prairie…

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If You’re not from the Prairie… Story by David Bouchard PowerPoint lesson by Mrs. Folker

If you’re not from… Think of all the places that you are “from” in your life T.H. Bell Your Family Your Neighborhood Your City/Town Your House Your Beliefs

What do YOU know? What do you know about that place you’re from? Sights Sounds Smells Tastes Feelings

What if you’re NOT from there? What would someone NOT know because they aren’t from where YOU are from? What memories would they miss? Winter? Spring? Summer? Fall? Holidays? Traditions?

If you’re not from… You will write your own version of If You’re Not from the Prairie using the ideas you have thought about so far… Follow each step and you will have a super poem to show how well you know where you are from!

First stanza If you’re not from __________, You don’t know (the) ______________. You can’t know (the) _____________. Use two couplets to explain it in detail. (Remember that couplets are 2 lines that rhyme with each other). If you’re not from ____________,

First through sixth stanzas If you’re not from __________, You don’t know (the) ______________. You can’t know (the) _____________. Use two couplets to explain it in detail. (Remember that couplets are 2 lines that rhyme with each other). If you’re not from ____________,

Seventh Stanza If you’re not from _________________, You don’t know me. You just can’t know ME. Explain WHO you are in relation To where you came from… Use at least two couplets to explain YOU.