Here is a Take 5 Mini-Lesson that makes it quick and easy to share ... The symbiosis of science and poetry. Children and Libraries. Spring, 13, (1), 15-18. Vardell, S. M. and Wong, J. (2014). Observe, ...

This National Poetry Day Live Lesson for KS2/2nd Level pupils explores the theme of 'change' and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and metaphors. The programme ...

To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

Week 1: “What a Difference a Month Makes ... (They told us they’re moving at the end of April.) Week 3: “Lessons learned.” The final poetry challenge was meant to offer a chance ...

In this week of the Presidential Inauguration, it must be said that poetry serves another function when deployed in public: it is classy, it adds tone and the aura of high-minded literary prestige.

Civic poetry is often generated by news: Auden’s “September 1, 1939,” at the start of World War II, or the legion of poems written and still being written on Sandy Hook or Pulse night club ...

D. (Sandy) McClatchy’s Intermediate Poetry workshop. The room was thick with that mix of apprehension, confidence, and eagerness for approval that greets the start of a semester. Sandy stood at ...

From left: Jaiveer, Arya and Nahal took part in the worldwide poetry lesson Children from a Leicestershire secondary school joined 273,000 others worldwide for what they hope will be the world's ...

Now it's the UK's biggest celebration of poetry and last year more than 1.5 million people joined in ... World Record for the largest poetry lesson (multi-venue). So far, more than 230,000 ...