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With Your Own Two Hands

Are you changing the world
(or waiting for the world to change)?

A song by Ben Harper is inspiring student writers to try new techniques with the traits of idea development and voice.

Your students can self-publish their writing to this lesson here.

Student Sample Being Sought: Middle School

WritingFix is currently seeking a middle school student's sample for this writing assignment. Teachers: if you can help us obtain up to three student samples, along with a digital photo of the students and a signed permission slips, we will send you either a complimentary copy of the Northern Nevada Writing Project's Secondary Writing Guide, or you may choose from any of our NNWP publications.

Write to us at publish@writingfix.com and use 'With My Own Two Hands' in your e-mail's subject line, if you have a student sample to share with us.


Student Samples Being Sought: High School

WritingFix is currently seeking a 9th and 10th grade students' sample for this writing assignment. Teachers: if you can help us obtain up to three student samples, along with a digital photo of the students and a signed permission slips, we will send you either a complimentary copy of the Northern Nevada Writing Project's Secondary Writing Guide, or you may choose from any of our NNWP publications.

Write to us at publish@writingfix.com and use 'With My Own Two Hands' in your e-mail's subject line, if you have a student sample to share with us.


Student Sample: High School

Uninvented Revolution
by
Lauren, 11th grade writer

You may be
one
in a million but it only takes
one
to revolutionize or blast into oblivion.
Either way, the sun will set and the day
is done.

What your weapon is, all depends
music, pen or voice
decades will come to an end
you can influence the future
with your choice.

In the big or small world,
impact varies by magnitude
your vision can make
something painted black
something painted blue.

You can balance us, land us, or break us.
Make life colorful or black and white.
The drive to expand turns to lust
the world will be frightened or blessed at night.

Emotions are drawn by music and
memories painted by words
determination fueling against every hit
you can sail your ship or submerge.

You may be
one
in a million but it only takes
one
to revolutionize or blast into oblivion.
Either way, the sun will set and the day
is done.

(Click here to view and print Lauren and 5 of her classmates' poems)


Student Sample: High School

If I Was President
by Jarell, 12th grade writer

If I was President,
I’d be elected on Friday,
change the world on Saturday,
be assassinated on Sunday,
if I was President.

If I was President,
I’d stop the hatred of nations,
begin the healing of friendships,
invite the love of forgiveness,
if I was President.

If I was President,
we would all see as Dalmatians,
we’d accept the merging of races,
we’d embrace the love of all faces,
if I was President.

If I was president,
there’d be an end to starvation,
a building of positive inspiration,
and the rising of translation,
if I was President.

After I am president,
we’d have the beginning of tomorrow,
the unity that we starve for,
so say goodbye to the sorrow,
because I was President.

(Click here to view and print Jarell and 5 of his classmates' poems)

 


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