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Experiences with Poetry
"Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar." -Percy Bysshe...
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Reading, Writing, and Teaching Poetry
Poetry Reflection As I begin to reflect on my feelings towards poetry, I realize that I am fairly skeptical. As a student throughout...
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Week 5: Revising Personal Narratives
Revising Personal Narratives As we model the writing process for our students, we have to reinforce that we must always revise and edit...
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Week 4: Small Moment Stories
"Kids are human beings who live in the world and have friendships and family, fights, troubles, drama, worries and moments of...
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Week 3: Writer's Workshop=Something Beautiful
Launching the Writer's Workshop In the article, A Guide to the Writer's Workshop, Calkins discusses the importance of implementing the...
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Week 2: Launching the Writer's Notebook
As educators, we strive to help our students grow into fluent readers and writers. We often find that students are quick to develop a...
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Week 1: Mentor Texts and Writer's Notebooks
As a student throughout elementary, middle, and high-school, I feared writing. I developed an anxiety towards writing in journals,...
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Overcome Adversity
Introduction This week, I had the chance to read a novel that features a character who overcomes adversity in relation to their gender...
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Week 7: Take a Stand!
Introduction This week I had the pleasure of reading two new books that are an excellent addition to any classroom library. Amal Unbound...
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Week 6: Critical Race Theory
Introduction So this week I took on something new, VLOGGING! Instead of writing my typical blog post, I worked with my friend, Megan...
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The Parker Inheritance
Author: Varian Johnson Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Copyright: 2018 "I don't care how many courses you take or how many books you...
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Week 5: Freedom Over Me and Persona Poetry
Author/Illustrator: Ashley Bryan Publisher: Atheneum Books Copyright: 2016 "May our songs and stories keep alive in us the will to grow...
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Week 4: "A Crack in the Sea" and "Dreamers"
Introduction: A Crack in the Sea by H.M. Bouwman and Dreamers by Yuyi Morales are two books that discuss immigration in vastly different...
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Week 3: Embracing the Beauty Around Us
Introduction This week, I had the opportunity to read three children's books that allow readers to sit back and appreciate the beautiful...
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Week 2: Stories That Shape Us
Introduction: This week, I had the pleasure of reading three texts that have left an impact on my heart. "Wishtree", "Her Right Foot",...
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Week 1: "The Wild Robot" vs "The Girl and the Wolf"
Introduction: This week, I read "The Girl and the Wolf" by Katherena Vermette and "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown. Prior to engaging in...
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