With very few resources, you can inspire powerful writing and have fun doing it. Explore masks with your students and see what happens.

Resources:
wordle.net
Maya:
https://www.poeticous.com/maya-angelou/the-mask-we-wear-the-mask-that-grins-and-lies
Paul Dunbar:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44203