Writing Prompt:
What is is that compels you to draw, create, write, dance your truth? What is inside you that refuses to be forced to be silent?
Definitions: COPY THESE. I will give you the definition.
Voice
Silence
Violence
Why Do We Write (COPY THESE into your note book).
1. Why is it important to believe that we matter?
2. Who is in your life that you matter to?
3. What matters to you?
Audre Lorde (Handout).
"I was going to die, if not sooner than later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you."
1. Discuss the highlighted part of your handout. Speak about what you believe Audre Lorde is saying. Look at the part highlighted a separate color- what do these words or phrases mean?
2. As a group, create an image/ drawing that represents your highlighted phrase on the hand-out. Let it be a visual description of the words. Make sure to include the quote on the drawing.
Queen GodIS (HandOut)
1. As demonstrated in the last section, underline/highlight key stanzas/ verses that impacted you most. Use at least three separate parts of the poem.
2. On a separate piece of paper, draw an image that represents your vision/ voice unspoken or the poem that we just read. Use at least two quotes or stanzas.
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