CREATIVE THINKING: WALKING THROUGH WORDS
Worlds behind Words: Poetry in the Classroom Here’s a little test for you. One of these two aliens is a ‘kiki’, and the other one is a ‘bouba’. Which is which? Have you picked ‘kiki’ for the left alien and…
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ICE ICE, BABY: WRITING A CINQUAIN
Poetry in the Classroom Now, when we are all getting into the festive mood, probably makes an ideal time to discuss some holiday hotspots (or ‘cold’spots). This activity is built around an extremely ‘cold’spot – Ice Hotel – to spark…
WHEN EMOTIONS FIND THEIR WORDS
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost Poetry is timeless. Poetry is on the timelines. It isn’t the first time the numerous “finest people on Planet Earth” aka English teachers…
Reading Shakespeare: Making it a Living Experience
“Nothing worth having comes easily. The enjoyment kicks in when you really start to get it, when you finally meet William Shakespeare on his own turf and his language begins to open new doors in your consciousness”. Joseph Smigelski This…
