Shaky hand grasped pen pressed to paper signs an X by the word P-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-O-N The words dancing like glitzy little spiders on white paper a minefield of the unknown made by office men wearing office suits But the man with shaky hands has more in his steel wool mind his lanky frame molded to tractor … Continue reading
The air is brilliant today French grammar infringes upon the conscious minds taxing brains in translation The French teacher is on board a Canada-bound plane and has escaped into the vibrant blue skies away from these sportive sophomores Outside, you could lasso a hot air balloon and drift off to Mars say, “Salut” to aliens … Continue reading
What do teachers make? Well, he’s going to break it down for you….slam poetry at its best. Continue reading
I missed National Poetry Day, or maybe I was a day early by posting the extraordinary work of Langston Hughes. I have many favorite poets, so it is impossible to pick just one, but I would say that Sarah Kay is probably my favorite of current poets. She is amazingly talented and spends a great … Continue reading
Summer is here, maybe not officially, but for all practical purposes it is. That final school bell has rang and kids have been released. I have wrapped up my role trying to motivate precocious pre-schoolers, feisty fifth graders and insolent teenagers armed with technology. Now I am free to go about with my new passion: … Continue reading
3 DAYS, 3 QUOTES CHALLENGE: Hello everyone. I’ve been nominated for the 3 days 3 quotes challenge by: Hand Crafted Creativity . Thanks so much for nominating me. The rules are: Acknowledge the blogger who nominated you. Post 3 quotes on 3 consecutive days. Nominate 3 new bloggers everyday. So without further ado, I will get … Continue reading
I recently discovered blackout poetry when working with a group of AP junior high English students. This is a fun, creative activity utilizing old books (that might be falling apart), and is accomplished by finding words on the page that can fit together to form a poem. The remaining words are blacked out into various … Continue reading
