Annotating poetry

Last week (April 17) we began our exploration of poetry with an inquiry-oriented warm-up. I presented students two documents: An annotated copy of “Alone” by Maya Angelou (annotations…

We all want students to know how to annotate and automatically do it when they are handed a piece of literature. The trouble is, for most students annotation is something they do for the teacher, and not for themselves. They don’t take any ownership of the process and don’t see any payout at the end. ... Read more

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