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Igniting National Poetry Month
A poem begins with a lump in the throat. ~Robert Frost The only problem with Haiku is that you just get started and then ~Roger McGough Poetry has the tendency to promote literacy skills in ways that...
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It was my good fortune this weekend to attend the National Writing Project’s 2010 Urban Sites Network conference, Writing Across the Margins: Illuminating Urban Voices. The Friday morning kick-off was...
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Igniting National Poetry Month: An update
The 2011 National Poetry Month poster, designed by Stephen Doyle. It’s April. Time to update last year’s Igniting National Poetry Month post with some wonderful new resources: Updates: Update #1 -A...
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The Power of Words – A few great resources
How do you ignite in your students a love for words? From basic interpersonal skills (BICS) to cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP), students feel empowered when they can...
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Igniting National Poetry Month – 2012 Update
The 2012 National Poetry Month poster, designed by Chin-Yee Lai “A poet’s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to...
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