Tag: annotating poetry

read more poetry

5 Reasons You Should Be Teaching More Poetry

I’m frequently asked by other people what books I teach. No one ever asks what poems I teach. There’s no question that language arts curriculum centers around novels and our classroom can get pretty novel heavy if we’re not careful. We all know about the need for non-fiction. But let’s

Read More »

Don’t Hate! Annotate! How to REALLY Annotate a Poem

We all want students to know how to annotate and automatically do it when they are handed a piece of literature. The trouble is, for most students annotation is something they do for the teacher, and not for themselves. They don’t take any ownership of the process and don’t see

Read More »

Want to learn more about making comics?

Sign up here to get occasional  tips, tutorials, comics, and general silliness.