Metaphor Dice are excellent tools for inspiring evocative, poem-worthy ideas. The words set the stage for deeper, extended critical thinking. My poetry students loved them!
Category Archives: Writing Instruction
Back to School: Four Icebreaker Poems
Get to know your students with these poetry mentor texts School is starting soon in most locales of the United States and teachers are busy gearing up to find interesting. low-stakes ways to get students writing. Poetry is always a no-fail way to encourage students of all ages to get back in the swing ofContinue reading “Back to School: Four Icebreaker Poems”
Candy Memoirs: A Sweet Assignment for 6th and 7th
Hey there! I’ve updated this post about candy memoirs… one of my favorite memoir projects for middle schoolers. I’ve also added a free PDF with three student-written mentor candy memoirs! Please let me know what you think by leaving a comment or sending me a message via my Contact page.
How I Used the New York Times’ Anatomy of a Scene
Using the New York Times Anatomy of a Scene collection as inspiration, high school students provide director’s commentary for a movie clip and thereby showing their understanding of satire.
How to Make Student Writing More Specific
Being specific in writing means naming things
Ekphrastic Poetry Video Resources for Students
Experiment with ekphrastic poetry and infuse your English class with beautiful art. These videos will help.
An Idea’s Best Friend: “In other words,”
These three little words — In other words, — help students develop their ideas
Writer’s Workshop for high school
Get to know students with creative projects in a writer’s workshop for high school
Poetry and high school students
Use poetry’s trendiness to encourage high school students to write poems.
Will the phrase “stuck out” please go away?
Here are five alternative ways to say “stuck out”