Who I Am by L.M.
I am from somewhere where it is hot.
I am a cactus on a hot day.
I am a bird running a long time.
I am pink.
I am a look.
I am rock, pop, hip hop.
I am a smart girl.
I am a math book ready to learn.
I am a cauliflower.
I am Navajo and Spanish.
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Who I Am by A.B.
I am a girl.
I am a blue bonnet smeller.
I am a watermelon eater.
I am a cardinal hearer.
I am a sight of flowers.
I am 13 years old.
I am from San Antonio.
I am great hot weather.
I am a family lover.
I am a walk by the Riverwalk.
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Who I Am by K.A.
I am the waves hitting the ocean shore.
I am the clear blue sky on a winter day.
I am always busy.
I am a pink, orange and purple sunset.
I am the sun hitting the golden roads.
I am a star on the sidewalk hall of fame.
I am the board on the waves.
I am the sands of the land.
I am the love in the ocean.
I am a star stuck on the pier.
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Who I Am by J.M.
I am a cactus in a desert.
I am hot like fire.
I am a tamale with chile.
I am a lizard sleeping on a rock.
I am a red ornament on a Christmas tree.
I am the sun hitting the desert which I lay upon.
I am the fresh new smell of sand.
I am the red on the Lobos shirt.
I am a Chihuahua running on the streets.
I am a Yucca plant in the desert.
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Who I Am by J.K.
I am a person who listens to my sister.
I am a monster when I eat my food.
I am as cold as the Rockies when I lived
in my hometown.
I am a football rolling in the grass.
I am a peach growing in the trees.
I am a baseball when it is hit out of the
park.
I am a basketball when it gets shot for
the game shot.
I am nachos when the cheese pours on.
I am from a big state.
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Who I Am by T.R.
I am Native American.
I am first daughter and big sister.
I am hot Cheetos.
I am loud and sometimes shy.
I am tall and slim.
I am the smell of vanilla perfume.
I am a basketball bouncing on the court.
I am dancing with my friends.
I am an ipod with lots of rhythms.
I am pink on cold days.
I am T.R.
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The students then heard the story Alice Yazzie's Year and
illustrated some of their own cultural traditions, accompanied by
a brief narrative, using Alice's story as inspiration.
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M.A. describes his family's New Year's
tradition of shooting bottles in the desert.
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S.O. details how he learned to speak and
write Japanese.
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S.R. describes a traditional Cuban
New Year's feast.
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G.R. shares how her family cooks tamales
every Christmas.
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