When I was a student with no idea of what I would do with the rest of my life, one…
Time for Poetry: Found Poems
Last week we discussed focusing on words rather than ideas in poetry. After reflecting on that lesson and taking a few…
Busy Work or Busy Minds: Creating Assignments that Matter
An education professor once told my class, “If an assignment isn’t teaching anything, don’t ask students to do it.” This…
Literary Quote for Your Weekend: True Friends, Good Writers
“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.” ― E.B. White,…
Time for Poetry: Playing with Words
Our focus for this assignment was wordplay. Taking some ideas from this wonderful site, PBS’ ”Fooling with Words,” with Bill…
Teach It Slant 