Write a personal response for an ap lang class based on the prompt. Pretend you are a 15 year old boy when you are writing this when adding personal experience that tie in with the prompt.
What do these texts suggest to you about how the influence of others can change the way we see ourselves?
“A Portable Paradise” by Roger Robinson
And if I speak of Paradise,
then I’m speaking of my grandmother
who told me to carry it always
on my person, concealed, so
no one else would know but me.
That way they can’t steal it, she’d say.
And if life puts you under pressure,
trace its ridges in your pocket,
smell its piney scent on your handkerchief, hum its anthem under your breath.
And if your stresses are sustained and daily, get yourself to an empty room – be it hotel, hostel or hovel – find a lamp
and empty your paradise onto a desk:
your white sands, green hills and fresh fish.
Shine the lamp on it like the fresh hope of morning, and keep staring at it till you sleep
Rubric for a 100%
The student’s exploration of the topic is ins oghtful. Perception and/or ideas are confident and discerning. Support is precise and aptly reinforces the student’s ideas and impressions
The voice created by the student is convincing. Stylistic choices are precise and the student’s creation of tone is adept. The unifying and/or aesthetic effect is skillfully developed.