"What's Fair?" Poetry by students in Ms. Connell's 9-5 Language Arts class, Birchwood, 2004-2005 Home Birchwood Class Pages Feedback Grade 9 students in Ms. Connell's Language Arts class complete a "What's Fair?" multi-source thematic unit each year. Students study, examine, explore, debate, and discuss topics related to the prevention and elimination of racism, discrimination, verbal abuse, and bullying within schools, our communities, and globally. Students complete numerous reading, writing, responding, and representing activities, and then they create web pages to share their work with the hope of educating and inspiring others to do their part to make our world a better place for all. Please click a title below to read a poem.   Promising Years by Davor Why Me? by James How Would You Feel by Emma-Lee Racism by Alex No Place by Chris One Word by Rilla Talk the Talk by Jordenn Racism by Emily R.   When I Was Young by Amy The Effect by Maureen Discrimination by Michael C. Why Do They Do This? by Katie Never Meant to Be by Kathleen The Man I See by Sydney Just Stop by Jillian What You Don't Do by Andrew An Issue by Emily L. A Day in the Life by Megan The Girl by Laura Emiley (not finished) Racism by Anthony Michael W. (not finished) Racism by Kaitlin Shawn (not finished) Bullying by Jennifer Trent (not finished) Please visit "The Power of Words and Images"!