Poem a Day Project Breathes New Life into Poetry
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...
Category: Lessons
The Greatest Literature Lecture You’ll Never Give
Teachers talk too much in class. And language arts teachers talk even more than other teachers. I know, because I’m a language arts teacher myself. How do I shut myself up? How do I...
Dead Poets Society Teaching Unit
I wrote this Dead Poets Society Teaching Unit quite a few years ago, and I thought there might be some literature teachers out there who could use it. As I mention in the introduction,...
Poetry Multimedia Assignment
If you’re teaching students poetry and you want another way for students to react than writing an essay, here’s an activity you might consider: Materials Needed: Windows Movie Maker software (available with Windows XP...
