With the aid of Karla Kuskin, this site from Scholastic explores the world of poetry. Here you can find tips for poetry writing, ideas for revising, and even a place to post your completed poem online! A fully developed teacher's guide...

Inspired by the vignettes of Sandra Cisneros, students will write about a familiar thing from their lives. Students will use the style of prose poetry to describe something familiar around their home, school or neighborhood. The final...

To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a subordinate clause that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good clause can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of every...

This review discusses Looking Back, a memoir written by Lois Lowry. The song "Photograph", performed by Nickelback, and "In Color" by Jamey Johnson, are suggested as sources to assist with extending the students' understanding of memoir....

This site gives a description of Hafiz's poetry and his writing style. The author of the site also makes reference to the importance of Hafiz and his work to the people of Persia and India.