The story of Sundiata Keita and many others of his time have been remembered through the retelling of his epic story. 

Ask students to consider how they or someone in their lives has had a significant moment in their lives that could be crafted into an epic poem. A significant moment could represent a time that adversity was overcome such as immigrating to a new country, overcoming an illness, learning a new language, becoming the first in a family to go to college, becoming a citizen or reaching a personal goal. 

Ask students to craft the moment into an epic poem that captures it. The moment should be crafted and/or sensationalized to feel more “epic” in its retelling similar to the story of Sundiata Keita