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I had this conversation about poetry with a student: Student:   I have trouble with what to write. Me: Really? Student: Yeah, I don...

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Poems are never finished. Eventually though, we just stop working on them. Naomi Shihab Nye  said: If a teacher told me to revise,...

The Reading Workshop Poetry Rubric Component 4/A 3/B 2/ C 1/D Rhythm, Form Structure, Organization ...

Ten positive benefits of student blogging: 1.  Increased Communication Skills 2.  Develop and Improve Writing Skills 3.  Interact ...

Take a piece of advise from Lee Bennet Hopkins in his poem titled, Dear Poet . Take one of your drafts, Reading Workshop students, copy i...

Reading Workshop students, write an inspired by poem about yourself. Please take note of the pattern of three line stanzas with the first ...

Will your inspired by poem tell your tale?

In an inspired by poem, writers use the original poem as a guide. Lines, spacing, rhythm, and stanzas usually mimic the model poem.  The t...

Poems are built on ideas, experiences or emotions in a condensed form that makes the reader search for understanding.  The reader should...

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Weird Students Mismatched Socks Riding Vader (My Horse) I Ate Too Much Chocolate Cheesy Biscuits and Garlic Breath Hard Workers Eli i...

Have you ever thought about what the writer was feeling? In most instances, great writing is the result of situations or problems that s...