Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Unique Metaphor Collections
In this lesson plan, the first chapter of the novel Girl with a Pearl Earring is used as a mentor text. Students will identify metaphors and then create their own unique metaphorical descriptions that they will begin to collect in their...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Summarizing a State's History With a Found Poem
Students will identify the main message and story behind the song "Cold Missouri Waters," by James Keelaghan; they will use a note-taking strategy and create a "found poem." They will then apply this strategy to an article from a printed...