hamiltonheApr 12, 20203 minMore poetryThis week, we looked at a lot of different kinds of poems and tried our hand at creating our own. The first one that I read about and...
hamiltonheApr 5, 20202 minHaiku & PhotokuThis week I explored poetry through writing a Haiku and a Photoku. A Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that celebrates nature and that...
hamiltonheMar 30, 20203 minObservational PoetryBelow you can find a poem that I wrote by spending some time outside and observing the beauty of the natural world around me. I love...
hamiltonheFeb 23, 20209 minPoetry in the ClassroomHere is my experience and personal feelings about poetry as a student and now as a teacher before I have learned about poetry...
hamiltonheFeb 15, 20207 minPersonal Narrative writingThis week I am going to be talking about personal narratives and helping students learn how to write them. Personal narratives focus in...
hamiltonheFeb 8, 202010 minNarrowing the focus and narrative writingI have been learning a lot about writer’s notebooks and how to help students to create entries in them and to come up with ideas for what...
hamiltonheFeb 1, 202011 minDiscovering what you really want to write aboutThis week, I read chapter three called, “What are you Really Writing About? Discovering the Inside Story” from Mentor Texts. The chapter...
hamiltonheJan 25, 20208 minLaunching Writer's notebooks and getting students excitedFirst let me start by explaining a little bit about what writer's notebooks are. Writer's notebooks are a place for students to write...
hamiltonheJan 18, 20205 minWriter's NotebooksThis week I read some different pieces about writing and ways to incorporate different kinds of writing into your class. The most...