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MY FRIEND ASKED ME TO TEACH HER DAUGHTER TO KICKBOX

by Jenny Liou

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TODAY WE WILL

  • Have a discussion
  • Read a poem
  • Brainstorm
  • Write a poem
  • Share out

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Have you ever had an experience where you felt yourself “changing” by the end of it? Where you felt like you learned or experienced something fundamentally profound or enlightening? What was it?

TAKE 5-10 MINUTES TO DISCUSS.

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Let’s read “My Friend Asked Me to Teach Her Daughter To Kickbox” by Jenny Liou.

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When we’re done, briefly discuss the emotions of the speaker throughout the piece. What kind of feelings or knowledge did this experience elicit?

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Take a few minutes to think about an experience that was particularly “life-altering” for you. What did that experience teach you? Why?

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Take a few minutes to brainstorm.

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“Transformation”

Today, compose a poem similar in sentiment to “My Friend Asked Me to Teach Her Daughter To Kickbox” by Jenny Liou in which you recount an experience that felt personally “transformative,” whatever that means to you.

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TRANSFORMATION

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Throughout the piece, there is a gradual shift in the speaker as she comes to - slowly - understand what motherhood entails. In your poem, try to start with your “before” phase and slowly come into your “after” phase, whatever that may be.

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Take 15 minutes to write your poem.

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