“Where I’m From” Template/Draft
Directions: Fill in the blanks following the prompts in the parenthesis. Your final copy will not include
the words contained in the parenthesis.
FIRST STANZA:
I am from (specific ordinary item)
from (product name
and (another product name
I am from the (home description
Adjective that describes the above home description
,
It (tasted, sounded, looked, felt…choose one)
I am from the (plant, flower, or natural item)
the (plant, flower, or natural item)
(description of natural item)
I’m from the (family tradition)
from (name of family member)
and (family trait)
and (name of family member)
and (another name)
I’m from the (description of family tendency
and
(another family tendency)
SECOND STANZA:
From (something you were told as a child)
and
(another thing you were told as a child)
I’m from (representation of religious or spiritual beliefs)
(further description of religious beliefs)
I’m from (place of birth and family ancestry)
(two food items that represent your ancestry
and
From the (specific family story with a detail about a specific person)
the (another detail of another family member)
(Location of family pictures…choose a preposition)
I am from (general statement with DETAILS about who you are or where you are from)
“Where I’m From” Rubric
100%
 2 Stanzas (with 13 lines in the first and 10 lines in the second)
 Skillful writing
 Clear images, descriptions, and topic
 Strong use of language (literal and figurative)
 Ink/typewritten
 Little to no spelling, capitalization, punctuation errors
 Extremely neat
85%
 2 Stanzas (missing no more than two lines from each stanza of the template)
 Adequate writing
 Sufficient images and topic
 Adequate use of language (literal and figurative)
 Ink/typewritten
 Errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation
 Neat
70%
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2 stanzas or less (missing more than two lines from each stanza of the template)
Weak writing
Simplistic images
Topic not clear
Uneven
Not written in ink
Major errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation
Lacks neatness
SCORE:_____________
COMMENTS:
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