Um, you all, guess what happened? Two of my students “didn’t have anything to do” last night so they went to a bookstore and created book spine poetry. Then they took pictures of the poems and brought them to class.
THIS IS AMAZING! I wish I could do a little dance right here in my blog. This is true application as implied in the moniker “Applied” for this stream of English.
Zoe and Marta said I could share, so here are their poems:
There's a lot to unpack here.
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Favorite post ever! This is astonishing and awesome! And the poems are thought-provoking too!
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Honest to goodness – I am so excited. And today’s lesson… well, let me tell you… I’m going to have to post about it. Elisabeth, one of these girls does. not. read! (The other is an exchange student.) It is astonishing!
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Even better! She hasn’t identified as a reader–and here she is voluntarily going to a bookstore and making book spine poetry! Can’t wait to read about today’s lesson. Now… what books have you given her to try?? Bookmatchmaking is my favorite thing ever!
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So excited for you, for your students! I’m doing a happy dance! I will be watching for the rest of the story. 🙂
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We are having so much fun. I’ve had fun teaching poetry before, but this is my first time with this stream & I can’t believe how well things are going. I was doubtful…
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Friday went well – today was a snow day (in APRIL!); tomorrow I think we’re going to try tableaux. Wish us luck!
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