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The Power of Revision (8th Grade)

All the best poets know that a writer is not judged by their writing alone, but by their ability to rewrite. The 8th graders of Clinton reflected on the power of revision as we […]

The Power of Revision (7th Grade)

All the best poets know that a writer is not judged by their writing alone, but by their ability to rewrite. The 7th graders of Clinton reflected on the power of revision as we […]

Group Poems (8th Grade)

What can writing with a partner accomplish that can’t be done alone? This is the question the 8th graders of Clinton reflected on after watching “Cat Poem” by the Get Lit Los Angeles BNV […]

Group Poems (7th Grade)

What can writing with a partner accomplish that can’t be done alone? This is the question the 7th graders of Clinton reflected on after watching “Cat Poem” by the Get Lit Los Angeles BNV […]

Concrete Poetry (7th Grade)

Sometimes words are not enough to convey what we are trying to say. The 7th graders of Clinton thought about what objects, animals, or ideas meant a lot to them before reading “Our Tree’s […]

Concrete Poetry (8th grade)

Sometimes words are not enough to convey what we are trying to say. The 8th graders of Clinton thought about what objects, animals, or ideas meant a lot to them before reading “Our Tree’s […]

Personification (7th Grade)

The first step to building empathy is putting ourselves in the experiences of another, especially if that other can’t speak. The 7th graders of Clinton asked themselves what inanimate objects, animals, or fictional characters […]

Personification (8th Grade)

The first step to building empathy is putting ourselves in the experiences of another, especially if that other can’t speak. The 8th graders of Clinton asked themselves what inanimate objects, animals, or fictional characters […]

I am… (7th Grade)

Metaphors allow us to transform ourselves, if just for a moment. The 7th graders of Clinton asked themselves what they could become after we read “The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee” by N. Scott Momaday. […]

I am… (8th Grade)

Metaphors allow us to transform ourselves, if just for a moment. The 8th graders of Clinton asked themselves what they could become after we read “The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee” by N. Scott Momaday. […]

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