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Category: middle school

Build-Your-Own Dystopia

Grade levels: 8+

Background: We spent 8 classes (so for us, eight weeks) on this unit. Students had read The Giver in class; we wanted to give them a better understanding of where dystopian literature comes from and why it resonates with so many people. Continue reading “Build-Your-Own Dystopia”

Author amandaPosted on April 23, 2014April 5, 2017Categories middle school, teachingLeave a comment on Build-Your-Own Dystopia

Lesson: Sorry Not Sorry

In this lesson, we’ll look at a book of poems based on William Carlos Williams’s “This Is Just to Say”. Then students get to write their own apology poems. Great for Poetry Month – or any time, really. Continue reading “Lesson: Sorry Not Sorry”

Author amandaPosted on January 15, 2014April 5, 2017Categories elementary school, middle school, programsLeave a comment on Lesson: Sorry Not Sorry

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