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Scaffold Sheet for the “I Am From” Poem Use ideas from the brainstorming and expansion sheets. Add new ideas to create a four-stanza poem.

I Am From I am from ___________ ____________________ (description) (person or place) Who/That/Where___________________________________________________________ (unique action with specific details about what happened) And who/That/Where___________________________________________________________. (unique action with specific details about what happened) I am from ___________ ____________________ (description) (person or place) Who/That/Where___________________________________________________________ (unique action with specific details about what happened) And who/That/Where___________________________________________________________. (unique action with specific details about what happened) I am from ___________ ____________________ (description) (person or place) Who/That/Where___________________________________________________________ (unique action with specific details about what happened) And who/That/Where___________________________________________________________. (unique action with specific details about what happened) I am from ___________ ____________________ (description) (person or place) Who/That/Where___________________________________________________________ (unique action with specific details about what happened) And who/That/Where___________________________________________________________. (unique action with specific details about what happened)

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