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I asked my students to craft an epistolary poem using Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066" as inspiration. I joined them in the activity, and this is the result. I think this is a great writing activity for students, of course, but also an opportunity for teachers to share something of themselves with their students. I also asked them to mark at least 3 literary devices they incorporated into their pieces. A few of the devices I labeled for them in this poem include: anaphora, parentheticals, intentional fragments, and shifts. Link to Okita's poem:  https://www.nps.gov/manz/learn/education/dwight-okita.htm “Dear Students”  by Amber Counts, August 30, 2019 Dear students, Of course I care about you. I am sorry that not every adult you’ve encountered has made their support abundantly clear. You should be able to expect this from anyone charged with your care. Some of you look at me with distrust in your eyes, and I underst...