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Comprehension Check (Finished)
Comprehension Check (Finished)
Comprehension Check (Finished)
Name:
Name:
Name:
“The Writing on the Wall”
2. Why were the poems inscribed on the walls at Angel Island so hard to see?
- Because they were penned, and then painted over.
3. According to the writer, how will the preservation of the Angel Island Detention
Center poetry benefit her as a poet?
- Because it can teach her the power of poetry: to calm, to communicate, to
commiserate, and to conserve.
Write a short poem using the 3 vocabulary words (memento, composed, inscribed)
connected to the topic of the blog post. Highlight each vocabulary word.