“This is for my people…” Template



“This is for my people…” Template

This is for my people…

Describe

Describe

Explicitly say

This is… To my… For my… (Choose one and use it to begin the next 3 stanzas)

Describe

Describe

Another way to say explicitly

This is… To my… For my…

Explain

Explain

Advice

This is… To my… For my…

Explain

Explain

Advice

This is for my people

Describe

Describe

Describe

End it strong

Examples:

For My People

By Shona Curtis

Taken from: Teaching for Joy and Justice, Linda Christianson

This is for my people

Curly hair, big noses, latkes making

Temple going torah reading shalom saying

White fish and blinsies eating

Jewish people

This is for my people

Traveling all the time won’t stay in one place

dancing around a big fire

Singing songs about their past

Gypsy people

This is for my people

Moccasin and headdress wearing

Flute and drum playing

Watching the stars from within a tent

Welcoming people into their homes

Native American people

This is for my people

Hula dancing, poi eating, beat making

Fighting for their right to speak their language

Hawaiian people

This is for my people

Gospel singing get down on your knees and praise the lord

Making the best soul food you eva’ had

Playing the blues and dancing to the beat of their souls

Black people

This is for my people

Surviving the holocaust

Surviving slavery

Surviving people taking their land

This is my people, the ones that live within me

My people

A Shout Out to My Black AP Students

By Alex Melson

Taken from: Teaching for Joy and Justice, Linda Christianson

This is a shout out to my

Questioned

Outstanding

All eyes on me

Alone brothers and sisters

To my

Out of place

Out of race

Lookin’ like a piece of pepper in a salt

Shaker brothers and sisters

To my

Unique

Makin’ it work

Eyes on the prize

It will all pay off in the end

This is a shout out to

The ones who step

Out of their comfort zone

Who thrive under pressure

And represent

What it’s all about

To the

True role models

Who prove them wrong

And make it

Making their own path

This is a shout out to my black AP students

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