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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Cut up, Cover up, and Come Away with Ideas for Writing!
   Students rework their forgotten/abandoned drafts by cutting and covering up selected words. By creatively manipulating text, they explore portal writing, a strategy for envisioning a new story or story direction.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Songs of Our Lives: Using Lyrics to Write Stories
   Students learn about the life and music of John Lennon, write a short story from their lives integrating lyrics from some of their favorite songs, and create a class book of stories.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Talking Poetry with Blabberize
   Students will be motivated to share their poetry through an online tool the features recording and animation.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   What is Poetry? Contrasting Poetry and Prose
   Students often find poetry frustrating and meaningless. By helping students think critically about the differences between poetry and prose, this introduction sets the stage for different strategies for comprehending poetic texts.