Here’s What I Love About…

The title of this blog post is a writing prompt. In the Reply space below, write 2-3 sentences that follow the words “Here’s what I love about…”Maybe you’re writing about Labrador puppies, a beautiful place in the world, or a favorite food. Your response will help your classmates get to know you better as a person […]

Sharks

Shark are some of the coolest animals on Earth. The Great White Shark has a sixth sense. The Tiger Shark can eat almost everything. The Bull Shark has been found in the Mississippi river. But sharks are endangered. Do your part to save the sharks.

What Is Poetry? Ani Knows The Answer…

    Here be the first stanza of Ani D’Franco’s “32 Flavors.” Squint your eyes and look closer I’m not between you and your ambition I am a poster girl with no poster I am thirty-two flavors and then some And I’m beyond your peripheral vision So you might want to turn your head ‘Cause […]

DUH! What is poetry? This…

I’m going to call this the first stanza of Jackson Browne’s poem, “Your Bright Baby Blues.” I love the commentary. In five lines he nails our primary struggle–a struggle to feel relevant; the never-ending struggle of the ego to feel fulfilled. It’s so much better to hear Jackson say it. For the complete lyrics… I’m […]

“I have not seen anything funny in a long time.”

My friends and I had fun analyzing some of the Frog and Toad stories. Then we wrote our own back-of-the-book blurbs about them. Here is my blurb for the story “A Swim.” If you would like to listen to the story read aloud by Alan Philip Ormond, click here. “I have not seen anything funny in […]