“The Raven” is a great poem to study around this time of year, and one fun way of engaging students is by showing them this clip from an early episode of The Simpsons:
Entries Tagged as 'Poetry'
The Raven, War of the Worlds and Other Halloween Teaching Resources
October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Audio Books, Poetry, Teaching
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The Best October Poetry, Books and Music
September 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Book Lists, Music, Poetry, Reading Recommendations
October is the best month of the year. October brings golden leaves, baseball playoffs, high school football, and Halloween. It’s no wonder so many authors and musicians have written about this most evocative of months. Consider this passage from Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes:
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Poem a Day Project Breathes New Life into Poetry
August 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Poetry, Teaching
Poetry isn’t dead, it’s just been beaten into submission. That seems to be the fear of poet Billy Collins in his poem “Introduction to Poetry.” To breathe life into poetry, Collins and the Library of Congress have developed Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools.
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Dead Poets Society Teaching Unit Tops Downloaded Documents
August 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Book Lists, Education, Lessons, Literature, Poetry, Reading Recommendations, Resources, Teaching, Teen Literacy, Tolkien
Wow! I looked at the download statistics for my Scribd documents and was amazed to see that 292 people viewed my unfinished Dead Poets Society Teaching Unit this month. I wonder how many people would view it if it were actually finished. Here’s a roundup of my top 5 documents, sorted by total number of [...]
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How to Bring Poetry to Life in Your Classroom
August 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Audio Books, Poetry
Overcoming students’ prejudices against poetry can be one of the most difficult challenges a literature teacher faces. Fortunately, The Poetry Archive has the tools you need to break the anti-poetry frame of mind.
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