Storytelling through Music: An Israeli Folk Group Visits the Classroom
This post is written by member Molly Sutton Kiefer. I grew up in community theaters—running up and down the aisles, …
Raising Voices: Creating a Storytelling Club
This post is written by member Kevin D. Cordi. The school day ends. Essays on The Canterbury Tales are finished. …
Ways to Celebrate the Eclipse!
On August 21, the Moon will block the Sun, as seen from North America and down through mid-South America. The …
Take Me Out to the Ballgame!
This week in the United States, Major League Baseball holds their All-Star game. Harness students’ interest in sports and incorporate them …
Poem in Your Pocket Day 2017
Every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing …
Can Poetry Help Us To Shape a More Just World?
This is the fourth installment of the NCTE Citizenship Campaign, a blog series sponsored by the NCTE Standing Committee on …
National Poetry Month – Dramatic Poetry
After looking at narrative poetry and lyric poetry, let’s look at dramatic poetry! Dramatic poetry can be thought of as any …
National Poetry Month – Lyric Poetry
We’re now in our second week of celebrating National Poetry Month! Last week, we looked at narrative poetry. This week our …
Poems that Tell a Story
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their …
Celebrate March Madness — with Poetry!
Every March, NCTE hosts a March Madness Poetry Tournament. The idea is to create a basketball tournament-pairing chart like the …