Creative Writing Lesson Plans… Poetry Lessons in the High School 4 Dec 201510 Dec 2015 For the past two years, I've been a part of a group of students and faculty from Waldorf that spends a day at Forest City High School teaching students about…
8th Grade Reading… Dear Sixth Grade Self 25 Nov 20154 Dec 2015 As my eighth graders discussed the theme of growing up in the novel House on Mango Street, I had them connect the idea to their own lives---How had they grown up? Especially…
Creative Writing Lesson Plans Poetry Lesson Plan – Annotations 25 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 "A woman is not a potted plant." Â Wait, what? The look of confusion on my student's faces was prominent as I stood in front of the class with Alice…
Creative Writing Lesson Plans Analyzing Poetry and Poetry Components 25 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 Let's be honest...poetry is hard. In fact, it's the genre that makes most students squirm in their seats--from middle school to even college!Continue reading "Analyzing Poetry and Poetry Components"
Creative Writing Lesson Plans Analyzing Poetry and Poetry Components 19 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 Poetry is my favorite genre of creative writing. I love that so much can be said in so little, and I'm constantly encouraging my students to explore the figurative language…
Creative Writing Lesson Plans Introduction to Poetry/Literary Devices – Lesson Plan 19 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 One of the very first lessons I created was poetry-based, my favorite genre of creative writing!Continue reading "Introduction to Poetry/Literary Devices – Lesson Plan"
