Archive for Poetry Lessons

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

Monday, April 21st, 2008

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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.

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

Using the “What If Poetry” Lesson

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

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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.

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

Using the “Grey Street” Lesson

Friday, April 11th, 2008

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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…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

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

Using the “Emotion and Color Similes” Lesson

Friday, March 21st, 2008

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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.

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

Using the “With Your Own Two Hands” Lesson

Friday, March 21st, 2008

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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…
2)  What adaptations did you make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

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

Using the “How Do I Love Sonnets” Lesson

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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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:

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.

Using the “Poems of Condition” Lesson

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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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.

Using the “HATE to LOVE Sonnets” Lesson

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the sonnets of William Shakespeare. 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.

Using the “Just Because Poems” Lesson

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by this novel. 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.

Using the “School Song Parodies” Lesson

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

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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.

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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