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A New Challenger Has Entered the Arena

Ms. Widman High School Creative Writing This week the Viking writers read Brigit Pegeen Kelly’s “The Leaving.” We brainstormed our own accomplishments and goals for the future. The young poets were then tasked with […]

I Am… Who we are

For our first session with Ms. Tze’s 4th grade class we introduced ourselves by writing an I Am Poem inspired by Leslie Reese. We talked about all the different things that make us who […]

4th grader’s powerful personas

For their sixth poetry lesson, Twain 4th graders explored personas. The word persona comes from the Greek word for mask. Actors in ancient Greece wore masks on stage to represent different characters. Poets use […]

Poetry is… | Sabin 4th Grade

This week we built upon our introductory foundation of last week’s work with simile, with our this week’s work with metaphor. We read Nikki Giovani’s poem, “Poetry”. Students thought about what poetry is to […]

Poetry is… | Sabin 5th Grade

This week we built upon our introductory foundation of last week’s work with simile, with our this week’s work with metaphor. We read Nikki Giovani’s poem, “Poetry”. Students thought about what poetry is to […]

Senses and Synesthesia (8th grade)

In Ms. Krasic’s 8th grade, we’re still enjoying our opening unit on poetry and playfulness! Today we talked about how poems can make strange connections and how using one of our senses can remind […]

Poetry and Playfulness (5th)

Today in Ms. Shah’s 5th grade, we talked about play and surprise. We talked about how poetry can give us tools to express some of our deepest emotions and thoughts, while also giving us […]

Sounds of Our School and Neighborhood (Kindergarten)

Today in Ms. Icho’s kindergarten class, we talked about our five senses and then focused on sound. We read a poem by a second grader about sounds and even learned a big word, onomatopoeia. […]

What’s On Your Mind?

Hello again! Last week’s session was a tender look at what’s been occupying our minds and hearts lately. After sharing some words of wisdom to our past selves, we watched a performance “Thinking About […]

The People & Places We Come From

For our first week together at Dulles, we talked about the people and places we come from, beginning with the poem “Roots” by Clint Smith. On Tuesday, students thought about what they have in […]

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