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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Teaching Poetry in an English Workshop–Sakhnin, Israel, Day Four
The seventh graders were on a field trip today so we doubled up our classrooms and team taught. Perry Brokow, a retired teacher from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and I joined together to teach today. Perry is teaching drama and speech … Continue reading
Teaching Poetry in an English Workshop–Sakhnin, Israel, Day Three
Today, we talked about Haiku and looked at sample poems. All told me they had never heard of the concept. I had the students come to the board and mark the syllables as they counted them out. In Arabic, the … Continue reading
Teaching Poetry in an English Workshop–Sakhnin, Israel, Day Two
Today the students worked on poems about a body part. I asked them to write at least four lines and to try to include a simile or a metaphor. We had a lengthy discussion about these concepts and they understood … Continue reading
Teaching Poetry in an English Workshop–Sakhnin, Israel, Day One
Today was the first day of the English Workshop at Al Bashaer High School in Sakhnin, Israel. There were four classes of 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. The classes only last for 45 minutes and that seems too short The … Continue reading
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Poetry Lesson Plans and Life Lessons
On June 6, I leave for Israel. Next Thursday, I will be in the classroom at Al-Bashaer High School in Deir al Assad teaching poetry to 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. The program is an English immersion experience for the … Continue reading
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