Poetry Analysis and Annotation
Raise your hand if you love reading poetry? My hand doesn’t go up and neither do most people’s. However, I love teaching poetry. Poems are short and it’s easy to…
Category: Writing
Research Writing on National Parks
I have always been fascinated with National Parks. In truth, I haven’t been to that many. I grew up in California, so I’ve been to Yosemite, Redwood, Lassen, and have…
Tips for Teaching Poetry in Upper Elementary
April is National Poetry Month, which I love, because I love teaching poetry. However, this definitely isn’t the April the I think most teachers imagined. Even being stuck at the…
Creative Writing with The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg is one of my favorite texts to use for a creative writing project. If you’re not familiar with the book, it…
