Strike & Write: Composing a Strikethrough Poem

Welcome to Day 28 of Verselove. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read the prompt below and then, when you are ready, write …

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Sound Off Poetry

Welcome to Day 27 of Verselove. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read the prompt below and then, when you are ready, write …

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Poetry as Billboard

Our Host’s Classroom Eat HereGet Gas That “jokey” (and a bit hokey) sign got me thinking about today’s prompt.  Oh, I’m Scott, by the way, English teacher at a local (for me, but not for you (probably)) high school and an adjunct instructor at a …

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“Where I’m From” With a Twist

Our Host: Tammi & Students Tammi is a middle school ELA teacher, Gifted Intervention Specialist and creative writing coach for her school’s Power of the Pen creative writing team. Tammi joyfully shares her love for reading, writing and poetry with her students. Residing in Cleveland, …

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Writing The Night Sky

Our Host: Kevin Hodgson Kevin lives in Western Massachusetts and is a sixth grade teacher. He is a longtime teacher-consultant and leader with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project and the National Writing Project. When not in the classroom, Kevin plays saxophone in a rock and …

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Our Host Anna J. Small Roseboro, a wife, mother, and National Board-Certified Teacher, has over four decades of experience in public, and private schools and colleges in five states. She has served as director of summer programs and chair of her English department, and mentors …

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Thank You Mother Earth

Welcome to week 4. Will you share a highlight of your experience with Verselove so far: https://forms.gle/zwfo1EWhQjpYh6hEA ? And a warm welcome to our host for this week: Our Host for Today Donnetta Norris is a 2nd grade teacher in Arlington, TX. She has facilitated …

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Memories from Mama’s Kitchen

Our host Stacey Joy is a National Board Certified Teacher, Google Certified Educator, and 2013 L.A. County Teacher of the Year. Stacey has taught elementary school for 38 years in Los Angeles Unified School District. Currently, she teaches 5th grade at Baldwin Hills Pilot and …

Noteworthy

Our host Susan Ahlbrand is in her 36th year of teaching 8th grade English/language arts in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper.  When not preparing lessons or grading papers, she enjoys reading and writing, binge-watching shows with her husband, attending sporting events, and heading …

Deibide Baise Fri Toin

Our Host Stefani is an Associate Professor of Education at Aquinas College in Michigan. She teaches courses for pre-service and in-service teachers in instructional design, literacy, ed tech, and research methods. Her K-12 teaching was in California prior to moving into teacher preparation. @stefboutelier *Note: …