Inspiration Today, we’re raising up voice while considering how people are recognized. To really explore this pairing, we must push toward brutal honesty, explore that which might be dismissed. We must become the voice. Process Using Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “A Palestinian Might Say” as …
Inspiration Once again, we turn to Michelle Burke for inspiration. Today, we will rethink the way we interact with our world. Synesthesia is the result of sensory pathways in the brain stimulating other pathways. Imagine what it’s like to taste sound or smell color, for …
Inspiration This idea comes to us from Michelle Burke through the Poetry Foundation. She writes, “We all have words we love simply because of how they sound.” Today, we will move beyond both the connotation and denotation of words to explore aural textures by creating …
A wave of universities across the country has made the decision to move its classes online to address the new coronavirus pandemic. Arizona State University needed a little nudge from its students who created an online petition to cancel in-person classes. Harvard University Tuesday morning …
Welcome to the Ethical ELA Podcast, a podcast about teaching English language arts, emphasis on language and art. We hope you listen on your drive to and/or from school each Monday! In this episode, I talk to Iowa educator Allison Berryhill about reciprocity in writing …
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A very special thank you to Allison Berryhill for hosting the February 5-Day Writing Challenge on Ethical ELA. We deeply appreciate your creativity in crafting the inspirations and taking care of our hearts and minds with your words of encouragement. Love all the tips for …
Welcome to Day #4 of February’s writing challenge! Here is my next tip for grinding on! Be generous to others. As you read and respond to the poems here, remember that we are vulnerable as we share our hearts and minds. No one in this …
Congratulations! You’ve arrived at Day #3 of this month’s writing challenge! Here is my next hint for sustaining your momentum: Be kind to yourself. Look at your poem as if it had been written by your son, or your mother, or someone you love. …
Congratulations! You’ve arrived at Day #2 of this month’s writing challenge! Let me share a hint for maintaining stamina through the whole week: I never read others’ poems before I write my own. People share beautiful words here, and I run the risk of sinking …