Prompt: In “I, Too,” the speaker expresses pride in his identity and his rightful place in America. Reflect on your own life: What aspect of your cultural identity are you most proud of, and why?

 Prompt: In “I, Too,” the speaker expresses pride in his identity and his rightful place in America. Reflect on your own life: What aspect of your cultural identity are you most proud of, and why?


The aspect that I am most proud of in our American culture is that you can say what you want and you won't be thrown away in jail like in other countries like China. If you say what you want, you get thrown away.

Today in class we read the poem I too and started on our masks 

Through the reading of the poem today I learned about the poem and it's meaning

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