Poet and author Maya Angelou died Wednesday, May 28, in her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Angelou is considered one of the finest poets of her generation. In addition, she authored several books chronicling her youth and adolescence, including I Know…
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The Evolution of Digital Texts: Bits Flashback for June 20
Just published last week, Troy Hicks’ collection on Reading and Writing Transmedia on the National Writing Project’s Digital Is site explores how digital writing is evolving. The collection of texts “primarily authored by Laura Fleming represents one educator’s vision of…
Teaching Spelling Without the Sting: May 31 to June 4 on ReadWriteThink
It’s the time of year when spelling exotic words that you’d never use in day-to-day communication is all the rage. The final rounds of the Scripps Spelling Bee take place, with daily coverage on ESPN. As I wrote in an…
April 24 to 30 on ReadWriteThink
April 30 is El DÃa de Los Niños/El DÃa de Los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day). Developed under the leadership of author Pat Mora, this celebration focuses on providing children with books in many languages and making reading an integral part…
April 10 to April 16 on ReadWriteThink
It’s nearly Earth Day! Energize students about preserving the environment with eco-friendly classroom lessons and interactive games from Thinkfinity.org. This week on ReadWriteThink, you can find more resources for Earth Day and other poetry activities, lesson plans, and calendar resources…
April 3 to 9 on ReadWriteThink
The first days of April always make me think of the Prologue to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, of T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, and of Whitman’s “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.” So many April poems, it’s little wonder…
Cake! Bits Flashback for April 3
The solution to writer’s block is cake! A round-up of Tips for Fighting Writer’s Block, from the Inside Higher Ed’s University of Venus blog, includes everything from setting rigid deadlines to sitting down for some cake and coffee. Cake may…
Write a Poem a Day for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, sponsored by Academy of American Poets and other poetry organizations. ReadWriteThink includes links to poetry lesson plans, websites, and classroom activities on the calendar entry for April 1. I wondered, however, if we had enough…
March 27 to April 2 on ReadWriteThink
Hope March is heading out like a lamb for you. After all the snow and rain of the last weeks, we could all use a nice, pleasant transition into April. As you plan your classes for the last days of…
March 20—26 on ReadWriteThink
Spring is finally here. National Poetry Month is just weeks away. No matter what grade level you teach, ReadWriteThink has lesson plans and related resources to support you. New Resources Answer students’ questions and discuss current events with Thinkfinity.org’s classroom…