by Anna Grossnickle Hines
I treat you
as I want you
to treat me
even when
you are upset
even when
I am upset
then
we
can have
peace.
From Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Meribeth C. Shank reviews books for young people, writes picture books, has taught adult classes on Writing Books for Young People, has worked in Media Centers, Libraries, and bookstores, and earned her MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College and her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Goshen College. meribethshank@gmail.com
These ideas are jumping off places for conversations to begin. Not all these roles need be used each time the group meets.
From Literature Circles by Harvey Daniels, 1996. (adapted)
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