Inspiration You have learned a lot in your lifetime. I bet you have some advice to give that would, if not make life easier for another, comfort them in their journey to make sense of this world. If you are up for it today, write …
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Inspiration Writing poems can be intimidating. One exercise that spoken word artist Sarah Kay suggests to make poem-ing more accessible is making lists. The list itself can be the poem or the list can be a springboard for creating other poems. There are many list …
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Some Inspiration Something I have noticed about teaching is that my identity tends to get wrapped up, even defined by my role in the life of students. I sometimes forget who I, Sarah, am — the quirks and gifts that I have carried with my …
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Some Inspiration I imagine there are mixed feelings floating across this virtual space as cursors blink within the comment box below. What will you write today? Will it be any “good”? Every writer can attest that whispers of doubt are a natural part of a …
Writing Poems About the Season, a 5-Day Plan by Anna J. Small Roseboro
As you look ahead to April and plans for National Poetry Month (which we hope includes #verselove2019, Ethical ELA’s poem-a-day celebration), consider a week of seasonal writing brought to you by the amazing Anna J. Small Roseboro. What a gift she is to teachers and …
22, Friday. Movies and Compliments
Freedom Writers. MacFarland, USA. It is a tradition at this school to play a movie the last few periods of the school day leading into a break. In this video, I have a few thoughts on this practice and the movie selections, which may or …
21, Thursday. Verbalizing Teacher-Think
Twenty-seven voices echo phrases of twenty-seven weeks as a class. That line has alliteration. I think the tooth here represents something more, symbolic of the character coming loose. All three characters have a member of their family who sacrificed safety for the good of the …
20, Wednesday. Inspired by Surroundings (and Haiku)
Three days. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Three days to inspire. What can I do in the three days before we break for spring that will make students want to come to class, be excited to write? My friend, cousin, composer, author, musician, teacher, Regina Baiocchi, hosts …
30 Days of Verse: Sign-Up to Write a Poem a Day with Ethical ELA this April #verselove2019
Writers, teachers, teacher educators, people-who-say-they’re-not-poets-but-just-might-be (essentially, everyone)! I know it feels too soon for April and National Poetry Month, but I am looking forward to springtime in great anticipation of living in the universe with and through verse. During the month of April, I will …
19, Digital Portfolios=Sanity
I was born in the 70’s. I had my first email address in the 90’s while at the University of Illinois, Urbana. There was a computer lab in the basement of the dorm, and I spent hours there learning how to type, saving and re-saving …