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Robert Frost: "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Robert Frost: "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Eve...

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923) By Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see...

Robert Frost: "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Eve...

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923) By Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see...

Startled by Poetry: Eamon Grennan’s “Detail”

Startled by Poetry: Eamon Grennan’s “Detail”

Detail (2002) By Eamon Grennan   I was watching a robin fly after a finch — the smaller birdchirping with excitement, the bigger, its breast blazing, silentin light-winged earnest chase...

Startled by Poetry: Eamon Grennan’s “Detail”

Detail (2002) By Eamon Grennan   I was watching a robin fly after a finch — the smaller birdchirping with excitement, the bigger, its breast blazing, silentin light-winged earnest chase...

Ars Poetica: What Is Poetry?

Ars Poetica: What Is Poetry?

Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry (1980) By Howard Nemerov Sparrows were feeding in a freezing drizzle That while you watched turned into pieces of snow...

Ars Poetica: What Is Poetry?

Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry (1980) By Howard Nemerov Sparrows were feeding in a freezing drizzle That while you watched turned into pieces of snow...

Figurative Language Stations

Figurative Language Stations

Searching for a fun and engaging way to teach figurative language? Search no further! This figurative language stations activity is a highly effective method for giving students practice at analyzing the most important types...

Figurative Language Stations

Searching for a fun and engaging way to teach figurative language? Search no further! This figurative language stations activity is a highly effective method for giving students practice at analyzing the most important types...

Facilitating Discussions: The Harkness Method

Facilitating Discussions: The Harkness Method

The Harkness Method is a radically democratic teaching method premised on equality, collaboration, and open-ended discussion. Here are a few things I've learned about Harkness Discussions in my 20+ years...

Facilitating Discussions: The Harkness Method

The Harkness Method is a radically democratic teaching method premised on equality, collaboration, and open-ended discussion. Here are a few things I've learned about Harkness Discussions in my 20+ years...

Diversifying the Curriculum: How to Design an Inclusive English Syllabus

Diversifying the Curriculum: How to Design an I...

How can teachers diversify our English curricula by adding more authors of color to our syllabi? Which texts should we add?

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Diversifying the Curriculum: How to Design an I...

How can teachers diversify our English curricula by adding more authors of color to our syllabi? Which texts should we add?

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