This week we welcome Kip Wilson to Ethical ELA. Her new historical novel in verse, White Rose, was released earlier this month, and she has been traveling with Kwame Alexander to launch the new imprint, Versify. We are so happy to have her with us …
Twenty-one #verselove2019 with Anna Roseboro
Inspiration Student choice- teacher control is my mantra. Revision is a vital step in the writing process. So, today, I’ll practice what I teach. You are cordially invited to choose a poem you’ve drafted this week to revise and polish. But, first, note …
Twenty #verselove2019 with Anna Roseboro
Inspiration Music inspires poets around the world! Why not let music inspire you today? Because we’re nearing April 23, when many English Language Arts teachers celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and because Spring often is the time of year when weddings are being planned, I’ve chosen the …
Nineteen #verselove2019 with Anna Roseboro
Inspiration: Timeless and Timely Many of you who accepted this “Poem A Day” invitation have read plays by William Shakespeare and may even have a favorite. One of my favorites that seldom gets dropped from high school reading lists is ROMEO AND JULIET. Did you …
Seventeen #verselove2019 with Anna Roseboro
Inspiration: Respond to Experience with Transliteration A challenging but rewarding practice activity for processing reading and writing poetry is transliteration – the act of converting from one genre to another. Consider converting one of your journal entries or short blogs into a poem. Process Reread …
Sixteen #verselove2019 with Anna Roseboro
Inspiration: Pantoum Writing unlocks thoughts and feelings we may be surprised we have. You want to explore your thoughts about a memorable incident! It could be a good, bad, embarrassing or insightful one. Here’s a poem structure that will pull ideas from your heart and …
Fifteen #verselove2019 with Anna Roseboro
This week Ethical ELA welcomes the wonderful Anna J. Small Roseboro to inspire us with “A Week of Patterning Poetry.” Inspiration Acrostic: Spring is a season we begin thinking about end of school year celebrations honoring students and colleagues, and summer events for family and …
Fourteen #verselove2019
Inspiration With spring on its way (perhaps not today in Chicagoland with a forecast of snow), you might be thinking of baseball, golf, gardening, long rides on the Harley. Write a poem about a sport or activity and its importance to you or in America …
Thirteen #verselove2019
Inspiration In my life time, I have had loves, friends, and habits that became (or always were) toxic. Sometimes I had the gumption to end it, and sometimes “it” ended me. So today, I invite you to write a break-up poem. Process This break-up poem …
Twelve #verselove2019
Inspiration What do you carry? In a day, in our life, we carry a great many things in a purse, in a pocket, in a bag, on our shoulders. Write a poem about the things you carry (or do not carry). Note: This inspiration came …