Mayra Licea Berenice Magana Period 1 02/21/13

Black History Month Graphic Organizer and Greeting Card

Questions 1.Name the website where you found the poem on? 2. What is the name of the poem? 3. Who is the author of the poem? 4. Insert a picture of the author. Answers The name of the website I found the poem in is called Poetry Foundation. The name of the poem is Take Me Out to The Go-Go. The author is Thomas Sayers Ellis.

5. What does the title tell you about the poem? 6. Explain the first thing you notice about the poem?

The title tells you about him wanting to be free. What I noticed about the poem is that it has a quote. The quote was, Dont Stop, Dont Stop, Dont Stop, Ill tell you when. I selected this poem because it was written in a kids point of view. It inspired me that it is great to be a kid. The poem had gotten me inspired by the many quotes they used.

7. Why did you select this poem? How did it interest or inspire you? 8. What mood did the poem create in you after reading it?

Celebrating Black History

Dear mom, Did you know that most of person who come art in black history are known for a big accomplishment. We celebrate black History because many people who are black arent recognized for the great wonders they do. It is important because with out it many African Americans wouldnt be recognized for the magnificent things they did. I selected this poem because it was talking about freedom and being your inner child. The poem made me feel inspired by the many quotes it used to show what it was talking about.

Nikita zips across stage Trailed by a troop of white-gloved One-wheelers: Killer Joes, The 12 & Under Crew In disguise. A sixth sense guides him Beyond darkness. An Inner voice says when, Dont stop, dont stop, dont stop, Ill tell you when. A constellation of funeral homes. Jumpsuits. Red & white Ribbons in the sky. The total Groove, a carnival of roses Circling the moon. Mere call & response Never knocked socks this way, Lifting nicknames & dates From the faces of tombstones And mere call & response never will. God climbs inside, Asking for souls Something we werent taught to share.