On Sundays, I invite Ethical ELA friends to do some creative writing — a stanza or story about anything you wish. I will, however, offer some inspiration to get you started: Think about someone you admire. It may be someone you know well or someone …
Inspiration: Write a list of firsts and how you felt about what happened (e.g., the first time you ate vegetables, your first job, your first overnight, your first house). Or, write about witnessing someone else’s first (e.g., your child’s first step). Of course, write about …
Inspiration: I certainly recognize this is a sensitive issue, so if you give it a try, tread delicately. A colleague shared some journals his students wrote about how they lost their heritage language- stories of teachers who wouldn’t let them speak Spanish, stories of letters …
Write about the life your parents had before you (you, precious person) were born into their lives. Share your poem in the comment section on Ethical ELA.
Welcome to the part 3 of my guest blog series. Today I will be sharing a few of my poems, and I will be explaining them a little bit. I hope you enjoy these poems and that you will reply in the comments with a poem …