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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Poetry'
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
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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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Poetry for 8th Graders
August 3rd, 2007 · 3 Comments · Literature, Poetry, Resources, Teaching
I just joined the teacher forums at A to Z Teacher Stuff, where Koocat008 asks for suggestions for teaching 8th grade poetry. I gave a brief response on the forum, but here’s my longer response: “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe – My students love studying this, even if they’ve read it before. I use [...]
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