Poems with surprise endings are great ways to motivate students to love poetry. Turn it into a song in small groups and perform it. Remember that poetry is open to interpretation so the quick description can be analyzed differently from person to person so is best not to give a theme or hint–let them analyzeContinue reading “Poetry Surprise Endings Unit and Paired Texts”
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O. Henry Short Stories Unit-Monday Literature Spotlight
Just to kick off this literary spotlight let’s start with and suggestion NOTE. NOTE: If you start the unit in the last weeks before the December holiday season with “Gift of the Magi” it gives a festive text that will also lead into a well-themed O. Henry Surprise Ending Unit. To start, show several short-animatedContinue reading “O. Henry Short Stories Unit-Monday Literature Spotlight”
ELA On The Move 