(1) Having different abilities does not make my hopes and dreams less important than a typical person's dreams for his life. (2) Like you, I dream about the job I will have some day, about the experiences I will have, and about the people I will meet. (3) I used to dream of talking with my mouth because I thought being like everyone else would make everything better. (4) Today, I am free because I can dream about my future and express my thoughts with the help of technology and the support of people who see me and not my disability. (5) Thank you for listening to me today; it felt good to make my voice heard.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.