I had just taught some great “The Raven” lesson plans and felt pretty good about myself, so good in fact, that I grew a Poe-like mustache and began wandering the halls during my prep with a giant black bird on my shoulder. It was an actual raven that only spoke one phrase: “”The Raven” lesson […]
“The Raven” Lesson Plans: Quotes for Writing a Literary Criticism of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
October 10, 2016 By
I Hear My Lesson Plan Book Singing: Walt Whitman Lesson Plans
September 6, 2016 By
I remember the first set of Walt Whitman Lesson Plans I used. They were given to me by Mr. DrillandKill. It was more like “I Hear America Yawning” in my classroom and “Beat! Beat! Drums” followed by me beating my head with a 3-hole punch and “There Was a Child Went Forth” from my classroom […]
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” Analysis and Lesson Plan on Poetic Form
August 24, 2016 By
Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” is one of the most oft read poems in the English language. A YouTube search alone produces a myriad of readings. In fact, here’s Dylan Thomas himself reading his poem. “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” By Dylan Thomas Do not go […]