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    Two Countries

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    Two countries is a beautiful poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. The poem is clearly inspired by the poet’s own life as she is a woman of two worlds: Palestine and America. Nye makes use of an extended metaphor throughout the piece‚ representing herself as skin. This is done in a double entendre sort of way‚ symbolizing a negative connotation in the first stanza and weaving its way into a positive meaning in the last. In the first part of the poem‚ skin is utilized for its description of being the exterior

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    19 Varieties of Gazelle

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    19 Varieties of Gazelle Naomi Shihab Nye’s 19 Varieties of Gazelle hits close to home. Although I do not look Muslim and have not dealt with the bashings that Americans have given to those that do‚ I appreciate the perspective she brings forth of the Arab world. Like her I am American born and do feel the pain of both sides. Nye opens the book with that fateful September 11th day‚ a tragedy which presented Americans with an excuse to demonize a culture about which they already harbored deep misunderstandings

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    river‚ fish‚ earth (connecting logic: Naomi is describing life among the outdoors. The fish needs the river to live.) Strands: birds/birdhouse (connecting logic: The birds are in their natural habitat/safe zone watching the sleeping cat. The cat is important to the birds because they know it can hurt them.) Strands: tear/cheek‚ idea (connecting logic: When people have an idea that they feel strongly about‚ they may become emotional about it and may tear up. Naomi is describing an emotional scene.) shuffling

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    The Rider Close Reading

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    Sample Lesson Plan – Close Reading English Close Reading “The Rider” page 61 Lesson Overview Depending on class needs‚ this close reading should take two to three days. In this two-day lesson‚ the teacher begins by having students read and annotate the selected passage individually or as part of a class oral reading. Students then work with vocabulary and story questions. On the second day‚ students re-read the passage with a partner. They check their annotations and answers. They work

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    Analysis of "Making A Fist" Nye uses images to convey the message that one must confidently live life to the fullest. For instance‚ in lines 4-6‚ Nye writes‚ "I was seven‚ I lay in the car/ watching palm trees swirl a sickening pattern past the glass." Nye uses these images to allow the reader to visualize the captivating imagery of "palm trees" that "swirl a sickening pattern past the glass." One imagines the speaker on a road trip in a "car" and shares the image of getting sick as she watches

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    Poem of Poems

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    turning the modest flowers scarlet and loose.” –Peter Meinke Love Poem 8. “Their whisper rises from beneath the stones to fuse into a single… light.” – Yves Bonnefoy Passer-By‚ These are Words… 9. “He wanted to go inside them and live.” Naomi Shihab Nye Rain 10. “But listen harder‚ use your imagination…” – George Bradley At the Other End of the Telescope 11. “The sky was low‚ the sounding rain was falling dense and dark.” – C.S. Lewis The late Passenger 12. “Like a mountain spring

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    In the short story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes and Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye both have a common theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different‚ to build up story and character. The story "Thank You‚ M’am” reveals the theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different. In “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langstin Huges‚ Roger wanted blue suede shoes but he had to steal from a lady but when she caught him he became very nervous. So the lady decided to help Roger learn that stealing is bad and

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    This volume presents a collection of poems written by children‚ compiled over a twenty-five-year period. The author‚ Naomi Shihab Nye‚ collected the verses written by students in grades 1-12 while conducting a series of workshops with them. The book is divided into four topics: ‘The Self and the Inner World’‚ where the young poets write about topics such as growing up‚ their bodies‚ food‚ and reflect about people and events that define them; ‘Where We Live’‚ where students express their thoughts

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    “Where Children Live” by Naomi Shihab Nye describes children as they grow and create their identity. Nye creates many pictures of places where children play. The pictures also portray images of activities children commonly do. The speaker is a grown person who has gone through the cycle of child to growing into identity. The speaker begins by mentioning home to be a “pleasant rumpledness‚” creating a tone of comfort and coziness (line 1)‚ which is the view most children have in their mind when they

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    Happiness by Naomi Nye

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    Poetry Essay What is happiness? Different people have different definitions of happiness. For children‚ happiness is the satisfaction of receiving candies or toys. For adults‚ happiness is a good job or happy family. For Naomi Shihab Nye‚ happiness in a poem “So Much Happiness” is something else that not only can sing but also can be felt by touching. Due to the flow of this poem‚ dramatic situation‚ image‚ and syntax are three important elements that strongly demonstrate a different perspective

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