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Continue thinking about the statement, "Poetry can change the world."

Write a second body paragraph for your essay based on Rita Joe's poem and the Rita Joe National Song project. In this paragraph, respond to most or all of the following:

• Topic Sentence: Start with a topic sentence that indicates that poetry and lyrics have helped change the world for some First Nations people.
  
• Supporting detail and elaborations: Rita Joe earned Order of Canada award. Explain what that is and why her poetry was thought to have earned it.
  
• Supporting detail and elaborations: Mention the Rita Joe National Song project and how has writing songs with lyrics may have helped the young people in the First Nations communities that made songs.
• Concluding sentence: A clincher sentence the restates the topic sentence in a powerful new way.

Eventually, this paragraph will become part of your five paragraph essay. Your teacher is looking for your ability to analyze evidence, gather information, and make choices for your essay that will help you create an impact on your audience - your teacher, home facilitator, and anyone else you choose to share this body of work with. 

You will have a chance to revise and edit this later. This is a first draft of your ideas based on the prompts above. Of course, if you have ideas beyond what is written above, you may expand your response. 

Open your Writer's Notebook and complete: "Critical Thinking Essay - Body Paragraph Two"