Parent Home Practice
LAFS.3.RL.2.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms
such as chapter, scene, and stanza;
“City, City” by Marci Ridlon
City, city,
Wrong and bad,
Looms above me
When I’m sad,
Throws its shadow
On my care,
Sheds its poison
In my air,
Pounds me with its
Noisy fist,
Sprays me with its
Sooty mist.
Till, with sadness
On my face,
I long to live
Another place.
City, city
Golden-clad,
Shines around me
When I’m glad,
Lifts me with its
Strength and height,
Fills me with its
Sound and sight,
Takes me to its
Crowded heart,
Holds me so I
Won’t depart.
Till, with gladness
On my face,
I wouldn’t live
Another place.
Parent Home Practice
“City, City” by Marci Ridlon --- Stanza 1
Lines of poem
What I think the lines
mean…
City, city,
Wrong and bad,
Looms above me
When I’m sad,
Throws its shadow
On my care,
Sheds its poison
In my air,
Pounds me with its
Noisy fist,
Sprays me with its
Sooty mist.
Till, with sadness
On my face,
I long to live
Another place.
Write a one sentence summary of Stanza 1.
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Parent Home Practice
“City, City” by Marci Ridlon --- Stanza 2
Lines of poem
What I think the lines
mean…
City, city
Golden-clad,
Shines around me
When I’m glad,
Lifts me with its
Strength and height,
Fills me with its
Sound and sight,
Takes me to its
Crowded heart,
Holds me so I
Won’t depart.
Till, with gladness
On my face,
I wouldn’t live
Another place.
Write a one sentence summary of Stanza 2.
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Parent Home Practice
COMPARE and CONTRAST WRITING FRAME
In the poem,___________________________________________, the poet writes
about ___________________________________.
In stanza one she says _______________________________________. She uses
words like ________________________________________to describe the city.
However, in stanza two she says _______________________________. She uses
words like_________________________________________ to describe the city.
The stanzas are similar because _______________________________. They are
different because ___________________________________.
I think the poet feels______________________________________ about the city
because_______________________________________.
Parent Home Practice
Students will write a compare/contrast piece responding to the prompt: Write an essay to compare and
contrast stanzas 1 and 2 in the poem, "City, City". Remember to include examples from the text to
support the similarities and the differences between the two stanzas.
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