“Listen to the Word Choice of Authors” Lesson

May 12, 2008 at 7:35 am | In Picture Book Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin Jr.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

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Using the “Singing the Blues” Lesson

May 8, 2008 at 9:47 am | In I-Pod Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by classic blues songs. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
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3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

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Using the “Poems to Bug Your Reader” Lesson

May 1, 2008 at 4:30 pm | In Picture Book Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian.  Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
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3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

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Using the “Ain’t Gonna Rain No More” Lesson

April 21, 2008 at 7:03 am | In Picture Book Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

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Using the “What If Poetry” Lesson

April 20, 2008 at 9:24 am | In Picture Book Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the picture book What If… by Regina J. Williams. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

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Using the “Grey Street” Lesson

April 11, 2008 at 2:28 pm | In I-Pod Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the Dave Mathews Band’s song, Grey Street. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
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3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

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Using the “Emotion and Color Similes” Lesson

March 21, 2008 at 9:48 am | In Picture Book Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by this picture book. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

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Using the “With Your Own Two Hands” Lesson

March 21, 2008 at 7:48 am | In I-Pod Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ben Harper’s song, With My Own Two Hands. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
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Using the “How Do I Love Sonnets” Lesson

March 18, 2008 at 12:49 pm | In Literature-inspired Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by sonnet #43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

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Using the “Poems of Condition” Lesson

March 17, 2008 at 6:57 am | In Literature-inspired Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources.

If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear:

1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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