Writing Poetry Across the Curriculum
Writing Poetry April is Poetry Month throughout the nation and what an exciting and creative way to have your students write about the subject you teach! Their writing will help…
Grading Poetry
First, of course, it’s important to decide what you want to learn about the students and their ability to write poetry. Will students have studied poetry already and have a…
Patterning Poetry with Hughes
Patterning Poetry Looking for a poem to evoke conversation and to practice patterning? “Dayrbeak in Alabama” by Langston Hughes is an excellent poem for any grade because it subtly addresses current…
Writing Pantoum Poem – Summarizing Text
Reading Text - Summarize with Poem The pantoum poem a interesting structured form that works well for a optional assessment to measure student understanding of a an article or literary work…