Poetry Season - Homepage - Explore poetry and discover the Nation's Favourite Poet April is National Poetry Month! Grades 1 – 3 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses Students write theme poems in a flash using the picture book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham and the online, interactive Theme Poems tool. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Poetry Portfolios: Using Poetry to Teach Reading Teach your students about sentence structure, rhyming words, sight words, vocabulary, and print concepts using a weekly poem. Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Composing Cinquain Poems with Basic Parts of Speech Reinforce student understanding of parts of speech through the analysis of sample cinquain poems followed by the creation of original cinquains. Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson What is Poetry? Students often find poetry frustrating and meaningless. Using Classic Poetry to Challenge and Enrich Students' Writing Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson Is a Sentence a Poem? Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plans Teacher Guide to Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareHow might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here. Includes essential questions, plot diagram, character maps, Aristotelian elements of the tragic hero, conflict analysis, themes, symbolis, and motifs, more. Note: Storyboard That helps sponsor this site. Comparing Primary Source Documents and Romeo and JulietStudents will identify literary techniques in Romeo's speech to Juliet in 1.5. Crash Course, English Literature: Author John Green discusses central issues from Romeo and Juliet in these engaging (downloadable) videos at YouTube. Double Teen Death HorrorOn this page, a tabloid-style summary of the play from the BBC. English Class in PerformanceIf you want your students to get up and perform Shakespeare, here are some abridged scripts: The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and The Tempest. Green Eggs and Iambs from Mrs.
Poetry 180 - Home Page Welcome to Poetry 180. Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily lives. Poems can inspire and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. By just spending a few minutes reading a poem each day, new worlds can be revealed. Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. Listening to poetry can encourage students and other learners to become members of the circle of readers for whom poetry is a vital source of pleasure. Billy Collins Former Poet Laureate of the United States Learn more about Billy Collins More Poet Laureate projects
In honor of National Poetry Month, watch Shaq recite poetry in new PBS series SALT LAKE CITY — It’s National Poetry Month, and if Poem in Your Pocket Day or writing workshops aren’t your cup of tea, then maybe “Poetry in America” with retired NBA player Shaquille O’Neal and U2 rock star Bono will do the trick. A 12-part series on PBS, “Poetry in America” premiered in Salt Lake City April 7. The 30-minute episodes will air throughout spring 2018 and feature readings and conversations with celebrities, poets and politicians. Other guest stars, including Regina Spektor, Yo-Yo Ma and former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power, will join in celebrating the poetry of American writers such as Emily Dickinson, Carl Sandburg and Langston Hughes. Elisa New, Powell M. 2 comments on this story "Poetry is human language worthy of being shared. Each episode will premiere weekly on local PBS stations and can be streamed for free at poetryinamerica.org/tv-series. The series is also available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon for $2.99 an episode or for $9.99 for the entire series.
Top 10 Videos on 21st Century Learning 1- Expanded Learning Opportunities 2- What is 21st Century Education 3- Educate The Heart 4- Learn to Change, Change to Learn 5- Teachers Inspire Us ( this is really an amazing video I love it ) 6- The Art of Teaching ( Sir Ken Robinson ) 7- Make your Voice Heard: Discover Democratic Education 8- An Introduction to Technology Integration 9- Project Based Learning Explained 10- The Future Starts Now Poems Kids Like The following is a selection of poems kids love. Many of these poems are especially suitable for younger children and students in elementary school. read more poems for kids Antigonish [I met a man who wasn't there] by Hughes MearnsYesterday, upon the stair,I met a man who wasn’t there... At the Zoo by William Makepeace ThackerayFirst I saw the white bear, then I saw the black;Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back;... Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face by Jack PrelutskyBe glad your nose is on your face,not pasted on some other place,... Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack PrelutskyI am Ebenezer Bleezer,I run BLEEZER’S ICE CREAM STORE,... Clouds by Christina RossettiWhite sheep, white sheep,On a blue hill,... Dream Variations by Langston HughesTo fling my arms wideIn some place of the sun,... Eletelephony by Laura Elizabeth RichardsOnce there was an elephant,Who tried to use the telephant—... Fishmonger by Marsden HartleyI have taken scales from off The cheeks of the moon....
Top 10 Education Gamification Examples that will Change our Future New to Gamification? Check out my post What is Gamification & my Gamification Framework: Octalysis Education Gamification in Action. There’s a lot of potential in the field of Education Gamification. I believe that humans have an innate Desire to learn. If you ask children, “What is work?” Clearly there should be a way to help kids learn from what they do best – play. No longer viewed as a mundane process for presenting information while testing for retention and understanding, the modern educational challenge involves tasks of engaging students, stimulating their interests, retaining their attention, and maintaining a positive attitude in a nurturing environment Key to these goals is the effort to maintain a rich communications environment that encourages feedback and reinforcement, not only between the instructor/teacher and students, but also between the students themselves. Education Gamification Example #1 – DuoLingo:Learn a language while translating the Web What about you?
poem in your pocket day Each year on national Poem in Your Pocket Day, the town of Charlottesville, Virginia, unites in a day-long celebration of poetry. The project is spearheaded by Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, whose staff recruit members of the community—students, senior citizens, local business owners, neighbors, and friends—to distribute poem scrolls throughout Charlottesville. Over 7,000 scrolls are distributed to a local hospital, a children’s museum, libraries, senior centers, nursing homes, and numerous small businesses in the downtown area. They also put together a street team that hands out poems along the Charlottesville pedestrian mall. According to library branch manager Wendy Saz, “The very best part of the project is seeing the way people immediately respond to poetry. Poetry is best when shared, and Poem in Your Pocket Day is the perfect time to surprise someone with the gift of poetry. How did you celebrate?
25 Essential Public Speaking Skills Published: Oct 31st, 2007 Inspired by 25 Skills Every Man Should Know, I pondered a list of the 25 essential skills every public speaker should have. How did I do? Every public speaker should be able to: Research a topic – Good speakers stick to what they know. Great speakers research what they need to convey their message.Focus – Help your audience grasp your message by focusing on your message. Which skills have I missed? Additional Skills for Professional Speakers Note that I have not attempted to cover additional skills which professional speakers must have that relate to marketing, advertising, product development, and other aspects of running a professional speaking business. Please share this...
National Poetry Month Delight in a display of exceptional poetry showcasing new collections by Cave Canem fellows and friends. Terrance Hayes praises Aaron Coleman’s debut Threat Come Close (Four Way Books, 2018), proclaiming “…this extraordinary debut epitomizes how the best of our contemporary poetry sings.” Camille Dungy‘s fourth poetry collection, Trophic Cascade (Wesleyan University Press, 2017), is lauded by Yusef Komunyakaa as being “earthly and visionary, a soulful reckoning for our twenty-first century.” Shane McCrae is the author of several poetry collections, most recently the National Book Award Finalist, In the Language of My Captor (Wesleyan University Press, 2017), which Ryo Yamaguchi describes as “…an astonishing precise account of a complex emotional past.” Free and open to the public. Aaron Coleman is a poet whose chapbook, St. Camille T.
How to Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking According to psychologists, most people have a greater fear of public speaking than of death. As someone who trains speakers professionally, I can attest this is true. It certainly was for me. Even after I had been speaking publicly for years, I still struggled with fear. Even when I was well-prepared. This happened nearly every time I spoke. The problem, as I eventually discovered, was I was focused on myself. My thoughts were consumed with whether or not they would like my speech, laugh at my jokes, or think I was smart. As a result, I sweated profusely. Everything shifted when I started focusing on my audience. I started asking myself, What are their needs? Suddenly, my anxiety disappeared. Now, I usually can’t wait to speak. The question I always ask myself right before I step to the podium is this: What are the gifts I want to give those attending this event? I focus on three. The Gift of Clarity. It’s amazing how a shift in perspective can change everything.
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