I am from laundry detergents
from samosas and Ginger Ale
I am from the Surrey ghetto
curry chicken smell
I am from the sunflower
The Oak whose long gone limbs I remember
as if their were my own
I’m from soccer cleats and soccer watching marathons
from “stop whining” and “try harder”
I am from soccer fanatic
and celebrating mass in St. Peter Basilica
I’m from Munich, soccer epicenter of the universe,
White Sausages and Pretzels
From the camping in roundabouts, the bike and road trips to France,
the first dibs on reading the newspaper in the morning disagreements,
and the wheelchair pushes to go to church
I am from Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, and Canada
I used this poem template with my grade 8 classes on my first day of practicum! I was trying to come up with a way to get to know a little about the classroom environment and the students as individuals, and this worked really well. It also gave me a writing sample to see where they were at. I think this activity could be done at all different grade levels and students can take it as far as they’d like.