Emma's Poem

Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Political, History
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Author: Linda Glaser ISBN: 9780547768953
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: April 5, 2010
Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Linda Glaser
ISBN: 9780547768953
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: April 5, 2010
Imprint: HMH Books for Young Readers
Language: English

Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...

Who wrote these words? And why?

In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that was to give voice to the Statue of Liberty. Originally a gift from France to celebrate our shared national struggles for liberty, the Statue, thanks to Emma's poem, slowly came to shape our hearts, defining us as a nation that welcomes and gives refuge to those who come to our shores.

This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry)

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Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...

Who wrote these words? And why?

In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that was to give voice to the Statue of Liberty. Originally a gift from France to celebrate our shared national struggles for liberty, the Statue, thanks to Emma's poem, slowly came to shape our hearts, defining us as a nation that welcomes and gives refuge to those who come to our shores.

This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry)

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