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Using a Global Lens to Teach the Poetry of War
…understand the power of imagery, I use a lesson I adapted from the one Thylias Moss used in her Advanced Poetry Workshop at the University of Michigan. I bring in…
Learning to Dance Made Me A Better Writing Teacher
…that first lesson, I have become an advanced dancer, at last wearing ball gowns I once would have merely admired. This transformation happened because I practiced between five to 10…
Valuing Little Javiers: Reflections from NCTE 2022
…believed he valued his education and life aspirations because he was valued by his teachers first, especially during his transitional years in the US. He may be broken, but he…
A Passion That Never Dies
This post is written by member Chawanna Bethany Chambers. I’m nearly ten years removed from the freshly minted, aspiring teacher that I was in December 2007 after graduating Magna Cum…
Say That To My Face: On Teaching and Learning Diverse Literature for Empowerment and Transformation (Or, On Feeling Itchy)
…by people of color and first/native nations authors and illustrators. Retrieved from https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pcstats.asp. Myers, C. (2013, August 6). Young dreamers. The horn book. Retrieved from https://www.hbook.com/2013/08/authors-illustrators/young-dreamers/ Read the full article,…
Math in the Literacy Classroom
…Relevance, and Reinforcement” in The English Journal shares that one of the most important concepts for students to grasp is the interconnectedness of inductive and deductive reasoning. To teach the…
The War on Nicknames: How Florida’s New Legislation Further Limits Youth’s Expression amidst Rising Gun Violence Rates
…to restrictive legislation that makes us feel unsafe, unloved, and unprotected. Hi! My name’s Aliyah! I’m a 17-year-old aspiring creative writer. As an immigrant from Singapore, I’ve learned to…
Changing Our Story of the Middle East
…incomprehensibly in a faraway desert. As we read, Malala systematically challenged every aspect of our one story of the Middle East. Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim country, elected a female prime…
Lines on the Court, Lines in the Poem: Poetry Analysis and March Madness
…way that feels opinion-based and, thus, casual. These informal conversations give students confidence to dig further into what aspects of the poem cause their preferential responses. I first saw the…
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