Hello, Poetry Lovers

Rocky and Bullwinkle had to be the best comedy writing ever, and it was clean. To fully enjoy Bullwinkle's Corner, read the original poems first.

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM 

Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173897 

 Bullwinkle's Corner - Excelsior 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYeav3nQEg 

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174790 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Daffodils 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg

The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173894 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Children's Hour 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcK69p3EZk 

Barbara Frietchie By John Greenleaf Whittier

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174751 

Bullwinkle's Corner - Barbara Frietchie

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTAPT52aXGM

The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8447391-The-Village-Blacksmith-by-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Village Blacksmith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbsw4sPhEA

So, where is that Poetry Slam?

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc. http://www.poetryslam.com/

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Hello, Poetry Lovers

  Rocky and Bullwinkle had to be the best comedy writing ever, and it was clean. To fully enjoy Bullwinkle's Corner, read the original poems first.

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM 

Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173897 

 Bullwinkle's Corner - Excelsior 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYeav3nQEg 

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174790 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Daffodils 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg

The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173894 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Children's Hour 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcK69p3EZk 

Barbara Frietchie By John Greenleaf Whittier

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174751 

Bullwinkle's Corner - Barbara Frietchie

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTAPT52aXGM

The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8447391-The-Village-Blacksmith-by-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Village Blacksmith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbsw4sPhEA

So, where is that Poetry Slam?

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc. http://www.poetryslam.com/

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Not Homework, but if you wish, check these resources out...

Invite student choice and discussion through offering these resources for perusal. Students may have more buy-in to class activities.

Types of Discussion Techniques

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2018/08/types-of-discussion-techniques.html

HoW TO RUN A BOOK CLUB IN YOUR CLASSROOM (PART 1): THE BEST FORM OF CHOICE READING

http://www.readingandwritinghaven.com/run-book-club-classroom-best-form-choice-reading/

A Poetry Slam Cures the Blahs

https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/voice/voice069.shtml

American Rhetoric

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/

10 Fresh Writing Prompts for High School English

https://www.weareteachers.com/writing-prompts-for-high-school/

Everyone Stand Up: A Lesson on Self-Humor

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/lesson-self-humor/

Poetry Slam

Hello, Poetry Lovers

  Rocky and Bullwinkle had to be the best comedy writing ever, and it was clean. To fully enjoy Bullwinkle's Corner, read the original poems first.

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM 

Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173897 

 Bullwinkle's Corner - Excelsior 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYeav3nQEg 

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174790 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Daffodils 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg

The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173894 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Children's Hour 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcK69p3EZk 

Barbara Frietchie By John Greenleaf Whittier

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174751 

Bullwinkle's Corner - Barbara Frietchie

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTAPT52aXGM

The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8447391-The-Village-Blacksmith-by-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Village Blacksmith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbsw4sPhEA

So, where is that Poetry Slam?

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc. http://www.poetryslam.com/

Hello, Poetry Lovers

  Rocky and Bullwinkle had to be the best comedy writing ever, and it was clean. To fully enjoy Bullwinkle's Corner, read the original poems first.

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM 

Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173897 

 Bullwinkle's Corner - Excelsior 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYeav3nQEg 

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174790 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Daffodils 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg

The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173894 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Children's Hour 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcK69p3EZk 

Barbara Frietchie By John Greenleaf Whittier

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174751 

Bullwinkle's Corner - Barbara Frietchie

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTAPT52aXGM

The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8447391-The-Village-Blacksmith-by-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Village Blacksmith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbsw4sPhEA

So, where is that Poetry Slam?

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc. http://www.poetryslam.com/

Hello, Poetry Lovers

  Rocky and Bullwinkle had to be the best comedy writing ever, and it was clean. To fully enjoy Bullwinkle's Corner, read the original poems first.

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM 

Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173897 

 Bullwinkle's Corner - Excelsior 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYeav3nQEg 

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174790 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Daffodils 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg

The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173894 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Children's Hour 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcK69p3EZk 

Barbara Frietchie By John Greenleaf Whittier

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174751 

Bullwinkle's Corner - Barbara Frietchie

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTAPT52aXGM

The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8447391-The-Village-Blacksmith-by-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Village Blacksmith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbsw4sPhEA

So, where is that Poetry Slam?

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc. http://www.poetryslam.com/

To Tech Or Not To Tech, Answering The Question

American High School Hosts Poetry Slam http://thesmokesignal.org/2014/05/15/american-high-school-hosts-poetry-slam/

Kids Get Enough Tech Outside of School—Shouldn’t the Classroom Offer Them Something Different?

 http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/08/kids-get-enough-tech-outside-of-school-shouldnt-the-classroom-offer-them-something-different/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kids-get-enough-tech-outside-of-school-shouldnt-the-classroom-offer-them-something-different

Poetry Slam Hits Schools with Literary Force

http://www.nea.org/tools/13380.htm 

Removing The Gamification In Your Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/17829/ 

Why kids need recess and exercise

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/health/diet-fitness/parenting-recess-kids/ 

Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best

http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development 

Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisation 

 

 

To Tech Or Not To Tech, Answering The Question

American High School Hosts Poetry Slam http://thesmokesignal.org/2014/05/15/american-high-school-hosts-poetry-slam/

Kids Get Enough Tech Outside of School—Shouldn’t the Classroom Offer Them Something Different?

 http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/08/kids-get-enough-tech-outside-of-school-shouldnt-the-classroom-offer-them-something-different/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kids-get-enough-tech-outside-of-school-shouldnt-the-classroom-offer-them-something-different

Poetry Slam Hits Schools with Literary Force

http://www.nea.org/tools/13380.htm 

Removing The Gamification In Your Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/17829/ 

Why kids need recess and exercise

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/health/diet-fitness/parenting-recess-kids/ 

Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best

http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development 

Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisation 

 

 

 

 

Next Week's Lesson Plans 8/16/14

Already for school, Lesson Plans and teacher haute couture.

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Current Events

Helping Students Make Sense Of A Young Black Man's Death In Missouri

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/15/340394980/helping-students-make-sense-of-a-young-black-mans-death-in-missouri?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social 

'They're Talking To People': Tensions Ease In Ferguson As Police Change Tactics

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/08/15/340585038/theyre-talking-to-people-tensions-ease-in-ferguson-as-police-change-tactics 

How Social Media Helped Spread Protest In Michael Brown Shooting

http://www.npr.org/2014/08/16/340857860/how-social-media-helped-spread-protest-in-michael-brown-shooting 

 Education Didn't Save Mike Brown 
http://www.teachforamerica.org/blog/education-didnt-save-mike-brown-2 

Let Me Think About That 

Hmmm...

Why Is It So Hard to Change How We Teach Math?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/why-is-it-so-hard-to-change-how-we-teach-math/ 

4 Ways Technology is Changing How People Learn

http://www.edudemic.com/technology-is-changing-how-people-learn/ 

Transforming Education Starts In Your Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/transforming-education-priority-in-your-classroom/ 

Maybe An Activity the Kids Will Like

Engaging Classroom Games for All Grades 

http://www.teachhub.com/engaging-classroom-games-all-grades 

Arts Across the Curriculum

Integrate Music and Visual Arts with Social Studies, Math & Science

http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/Arts-Across-the-Curriculum.html

Lauren Steele, high school student. Poetry Slam.

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc.
https://www.poetryslam.com/ 

Holding a poetry slam

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/655 

 

Gotta Keep Organized

100 Classroom Organizing Tricks

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/100-classroom-organizing-tricks 

Introducing Google Classroom 

http://www.google.com/edu/classroom/ 

Edmodo, Where Learning Happens

https://www.edmodo.com/ 

Plan for fun--a relaxed moment of humor, art, physical activity, student presentations of music or poetry--gives the brain a moment to assimilate the cognitive studies. For teacher, too. 

 

Teaching Is Having Fun Learning http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/02/teaching-is-having-fun-learning.html

 

 

Hello, Poetry Lovers

  Rocky and Bullwinkle had to be the best comedy writing ever, and it was clean. To fully enjoy Bullwinkle's Corner, read the original poems first.

The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Raven 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZZ38xJnyM 

Excelsior By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173897 

 Bullwinkle's Corner - Excelsior 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYeav3nQEg 

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174790 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Daffodils 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1L-8f2erg

The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173894 

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Children's Hour 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpcK69p3EZk 

Barbara Frietchie By John Greenleaf Whittier

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174751 

Bullwinkle's Corner - Barbara Frietchie

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTAPT52aXGM

The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8447391-The-Village-Blacksmith-by-Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow

Bullwinkle's Corner - The Village Blacksmith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbsw4sPhEA

So, where is that Poetry Slam?

Welcome to Poetry Slam, Inc. http://www.poetryslam.com/