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Ideas in Creative Writing – Found Poetry
Found poetry offers some of the most unusual and insightful source material for a relatively obscure tool in the poetic arsenal.
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Isaac L. Rice: Entrepreneur and Chess Master
Isaac Rice applied his genius to railroad litigation, chess and the development of the electric car, electric boat and submarine, building the base for General Dynamics.
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Write Poetry in a Foreign Language
Be inspired with the language of poetry. Play with words in English, French, Spanish, German, or Italian.
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In Search of Poetry at Home, Part II
Share my experience from reading poetry in my hometown.
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Free Valentine's Day Coloring Pages for Kids
Online coloring pages and worksheets can be downloaded for free and make a great Valentine's Day activity for young children at home, in daycare, and in the classroom.
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Fun, Free Photo Shoot Ideas – Street Grafitti
Happen to live in a major urban center? All the more reason to grab that DSLR and take to the streets both day and night in search of some street art.
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Ideas in Creative Writing – Plotwriting Exercise
The plotting of the story - it's pace, flow, and content - dictate your overall success.
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Progress of Poesy
<b>Teaching Tip:</b> Teaching poetry in the middle and high school grades through the "Poetry Notebook" Project [online resources provided]
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Recreational Paintball Strategy – Speed Ball
Speed Ball is a variety of paintball played both professionally and recreationally. Loads of paint flying, heart-pumping action, and great exercise!
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Alliteration Lesson Plan
In this lesson, teachers define and show examples of alliteration. Students use alliteration in their own poetry and illustrate a poem to share.
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Creating a Found Poem
Students love to read poetry, but writing it? The task can be daunting. This hands-on activity, "finding" a poem in print materials, can be tailored for almost any age.
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Creative Writing – Word Choice & Vocabulary
Expanding your vocabulary and choosing the perfect words to convey your message can strengthen your narrative greatly!
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Hyperbole Lesson
Students will learn the poetic technique of hyperbole through classic poems. Later, they will add humor to their own original poetry with examples of hyperbole.
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Ideas & Tips in Creative Genre Writing – Erotica
Writing exciting and believable erotica can be challenging - treading a thin line between overtly pornographic and painfully saccharine.
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Ideas in Creative Writing – Characterization
Stale, lifeless characters can ruin a wonderfully plotted short story or novel - which is why it is extremely important to spend a great deal of time on characterization
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Mother's Day Projects
Short projects that are manageable for Mother's Day are presented.
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National Poetry Month in the History Classroom
National Poetry Month encourages teachers to incorporate poetry into lesson plans and the history classroom is no exception, connecting poems with narrative study.
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New Autism Journal Coming in 2009
Editors Kerry Cohen, Phoebe Gleeson and Brittney Corrigan prepare for 2009 release of their new online autism journal.
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Online Odyssey Continues
As my broken leg heals, my online odyssey continues.
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Personification Lesson
Teachers define personification for their students, ask students to identify examples and then direct students to write their own poetry with examples of personification.
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Simile Lesson for Middle School Students
The simile is a poetic technique that most students can master quickly. This lesson teaches the poetic device and gives examples for a handout for student practice.
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Similes and Metaphors Lesson
In this lesson, teachers define similes and metaphors for their students, ask students to identify metaphors and similes and then direct the students to write them.
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Writing Exercises for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month in the United States. What better way to celebrate than playing with the poetic form?
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Daily Life in the Medieval Middle East
Historians frequently rely on secondary sources written by other scholars. In this article, we explore two such sources and their implications.
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Delivering Poetry, or Trying to, Anyway
Why isn't poetry more accessible to the public?
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Entering Poetry Contests
Entering poetry contests can be a great way for would-be poets to get their work out there. Here are some tips for finding contests and submitting winning poems.
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Ideas in Creative Writing – Setting
The players are useless without a stage to perform on, and so your characters - no matter how well drawn and interesting - are useless without a great setting!
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Words with Karen Connelly
Karen Connelly is one of Canada's most successful writers. In this interview she discusses her poetry and writing career.
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Blackmail and Doug Poole - an interview
New Zealand poet, songwriter and editor, Doug Poole, talks about poetry, his family, the art of storytelling and his new online ezine, <I>BlackMail Press</I>.
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Breaking the Haiku Mould, or Breeding to a Bloodline
The haiku moment is some happening which is keenly felt by the writer. Poet, Janice M Bostok opens up the world of this ancient art form, arguing that 'the spirit of haiku' is more important than its physical form on the page.
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Harvest Roundup for Poets
Some opportunities for poets to harvest, and a note from your editor. Read about contests at Samsara, GreatUNpublished.com, IBPC, NYCpoetry.com, and more!
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