Over the years, freewriting has been a must have in the classroom to foster creativity and love of writing, but it has the possibility to do much more. Here is just one idea of how to foster the creativity and incorporate higher order objectives into what I call the Neverending Story. Yes, it is based off theContinue reading “Neverending Story-Motivating students to free write with Neverending Story and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg Year-Long Project DOK 2 and 3”
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Teaching poetry with sound devices in middle school and high school
Let’s take a few poems to focus on and will summarize at the end. Emily Dickinson’s “Hope is a Thing With Feathers”Langson Hughes’ “Wide River Blues”Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells”Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky”Komunyakaa’s Slam, Dunk, and Hook” 1. Starting with Dickinson is a motivator for the students. When they find out you can sing any Emily Dickinson poem toContinue reading “Teaching poetry with sound devices in middle school and high school”
ELA On The Move 