Introduce your students to poetry with the poem "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur. To start off this poem analysis, students will be engaged in a couple of pre-reading slides, such as Tupac Shakur's own background (a rose that grew from concrete) and figurative language thinking (metaphor, extended metaphor, and personification). The included Teacher Guide will walk you through the poetry analysis process as you read this with your students. Students will demonstrate their engag