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1. Choose six of the poems below. You can find the poems after an overview of Alice Walker and her life and work.
2. Interview six people—students, co-workers, family, friends—and tell each a little about Alice Walker—who she is, what she wrote, why she is famous, and what she is famous for.
3. Then share one poem for all interviewees or a separate poem for each interviewee for a total of six poems.
Ask what ideas come to them as they read the poem.
Share your own thoughts and together explore the theme of the poem.
Choose six of the poems and in an essay share your own thoughts and together explore the theme of the poem.
