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 poetry ideas”
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The Slice of Life Poem
Recently, it occurred to me that slice of life writing would work equally well in poetic form.
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.
My Top 12 Posts of 2020
I packed this post with links to the 12 most-read articles of 2020 from my blog. Click away!
An idea’s best friend: “In other words,”
These three little words — In other words, — help students develop their ideas
Ekphrastic poem mentor texts by high school students
Use these six student-written poems as mentor texts for teaching ekphrastic poetry
Writer’s Workshop for high school
Get to know students with creative projects in a writer’s workshop for high school
Ekphrastic poems for high school students
Bring art into your classroom by including ekphrastic poetry in your writer’s workshop. #poetry #edchat
Three poem ideas for Veterans Day
Try these three poem ideas for Veterans Day with your middle and high school students.
