Designing a Quilt Pattern Students will create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. This...		Jose Garcia Villa Students will read and analyze a poem and then read the poet's analysis of the same poem.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Children's Books About Disabilities This extensive list details books for both children and adults that deal with disabilities. The...		Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.
How to Read a Poem This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.		The Shaped Book This interdisciplinary lesson will allow students to write a book and relate its shape to...
Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...		Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.
Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...		Slaughterhouse-Five Projects A list of projects and curriculum connections for Slaughterhouse-Five.
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		Slaughterhouse-Five Questions A list of questions to consider during the discussion of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.		Slaughterhouse-Five Synopsis Contains a synopsis, ideas and concepts to highlight, and writing connections for use with Kurt...
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa Students read the interview with Garcia Villa and answer questions.		Slaughterhouse-Five Short Answer A question and answer sheet based on the three themes of Kurt Vonnegut's classic,...