The Reading Workshop

Chicago author Nelson Algren said, “A writer does well if in his whole life he can tell the story of one street.”  Chicagoans, but not just ...

Who are you?  Do you know yourself?  One of the greatest aspects of poetry is the way it helps the writer explore his/her thoughts, ideas, a...

As we begin to spend time in Reading Workshop on poetry, one of the first tasks is to list events  that merit consideration of the time and ...

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There is no better present than a Christmas poem.  Students in Reading Workshop will be writing a poem to publish and take home as a gift. ...

Haiku poetry originated in Japan. It has a strict format that includes: 1. Three lines with 17 syllables in the pattern of 5 syllables, ...

Writing Workshop will focus on poetry for the next two weeks. We began working with free verse poems. Students listed topics they were in...