Name:_______________________

Where Im From
Please complete the following items. I have provided some examples for you, but they are only examples. You will be writing a poem describing yourself, so please make the answers your own. Keep the examples in mind when you find your information. You may ask your parents or family members for help when coming up with the answers to the following questions. Thank you and please be ready to turn in this paper by February 8, 2013.

Items found around your home:

(For example-money, panchos, family pictures, lost game pieces) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Items found around your yard:

(For example-a frozen purple sock, mountain bikes, broken pieces of old cars, basketball) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Items found in your neighborhood:

(For example-graffiti, hydrants, hopscotch squares, basketball court, playground) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Names of relatives or friends, especially ones that link students to the past:
(For example-Grandfathers name, Opa, Abuelo, best friends name or nick name, Tia) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Sayings that are said in the home language:

(For example-Que paso?, Mi amor., Whats up?) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Names of traditional family foods or dishes:

(For example-Plantains, roasted snakes, fry bread, tamales, menudo) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Childhood memories (the students or a relatives):

(For example-Escaping stories, sibling births, family deaths, broken arm) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.