“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:
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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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