Writing – ELA Brave and True by Marilyn Yung

The Slice of Life Poem

Recently, it occurred to me that slice of life writing would work equally well in poetic form.

Being specific in writing means naming things

Experiment with ekphrastic poetry and infuse your English class with beautiful art. These videos will help.

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These three little words — In other words, — help students develop their ideas

Use these six student-written poems as mentor texts for teaching ekphrastic poetry

Get to know students with creative projects in a writer’s workshop for high school

Bring art into your classroom by including ekphrastic poetry in your writer’s workshop. #poetry #edchat

Try these three poem ideas for Veterans Day with your middle and high school students.

Here are five alternative ways to say “stuck out”