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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 21, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBrief Analysis: “O Captain! My Captain!” is a lyric poem (a poem that attempts to express a strong feeling). Whitman uses the following poetic devices to express his grief at the death of Abraham Lincoln: apostrophe – the poem’s speaker addresses a dead captain (Lincoln) in the style of an ode....
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 20, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA key component of a villanelle is the two refrains. In “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” the poem’s title and “Rage against the dying of the light” are each repeated several times. Not only does this emphatically state one of the poem’s theme—to fight and struggle even when loss seems in...
Emily Dickinson Poems about Nature
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 19, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEmily Dickinson’s Nature Poems Post Poetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com Figurative Language in Poetry Lesson Plan Theme in Poetry Lesson Plan
How to Set up a Successful Science Center in Your Preschool Classroom
Elevating Early Childhood - April 18, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsWhen I was in school, I didn't like science class very much. I found it boring and I never enjoyed it. However, just because that was my experience, it doesn’t mean the same should happen with my preschool students. See, young children are full of curiosity and love experimenting with the envi...
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 18, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Bust of Pallas: Pallas Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom. It is upon this wisdom that the raven settles, adding credence, at least according to the narrator, to its utterances. The bust of Pallas and the raven’s subsequent perch on it may be ironic, for it is the narrator that gives the...
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Coleridge: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 17, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe mariner reveals himself as some wandering story-teller, bringing peace to his soul and trouble to the hearts of his listeners by telling his story. The moral of the tale is that love is the solution to one’s problems. The mention of the wedding feast may be an allusion to the Parable of the...
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 16, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSara Teasdale wrote “There Will Come Soft Rains” during World War I, commonly known as the Great War or the War to End All Wars during the time Teasdale wrote the poem. The poem asserts that nature cares not for the wars of humans and that the impending destruction of humankind would not be heed...
"What Happens to a Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 15, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf I were writing a poetry analysis, I would begin with the poem's theme: In 'What Happens to a Dream Deferred" Langston Hughes uses imagery and figurative language to show how an oppressed people can turn from passivity to violence if not allowed to pursue their God-given rights. Links Poetry...
Project You 6: L.E.A.D.E.R Community
Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore - April 14, 2022 04:00 - 1 minuteGrab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/46 How is your Project You going? What are you doing to celebrate? This week, I have tw...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 14, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf I were writing a poetry analysis, I would begin with the poem's theme: (1) In "Dreams" Langston Hughes uses figurative language to stress the importance of having dreams; or (2) In "Dreams" Langston Hughes uses metaphors to show how miserable a life without dreams becomes; or (3) In "Dreams" ...
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 13, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMetaphor: The entire poem is a metaphor, with the caged bird representing those who have not freedom. Let’s take a look at the second and third stanzas: “But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage / Can seldom see through his bars of rage / His wings are clipped and his feet are tied / So he o...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 12, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMetaphor: I know why the caged bird beats his wing / Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; / For he must fly back to his perch and cling / When he fain would be on the bough a-swing; / And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars / And they pulse again with a keener sting-- / I know why he b...
Vouchers and School Choice: 5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a School
Kickin' It New School with Jimmy Leonard - April 11, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsChoose your own adventure—sort of? As vouchers become an increasingly talked about and politicized topic, Jimmy breaks down what school vouchers are, the pros and cons of using them, and key questions that every family should ask before choosing a new school. Journey from Sweden to Wisconsin, fr...
The Preschool Calendar Time Q&A Session You’ve Been Waiting For!
Elevating Early Childhood - April 11, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsHello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Elevating Early Childhood! If you remember, a few episodes ago, I discussed calendar time and whether or not you needed it in your preschool classroom. And well... it seems many of you had even MORE questions, so I’ve decided to answer...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Simile" by N. Scott Momaday
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 11, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSimile: The entire poem is a simile. Line 2 contains the comparison "and we are like the deer" and the rest of the poem describes in what manner his people are like the deer. Analysis: Momaday writes of the fate of Native Americans, having himself grown up on the Kiawa Indian reservation. The d...
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats: National Poetry Month Poem of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 10, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe first question I have is in regards to the title. It’s not an ode to a Grecian urn; it’s an ode on a Grecian urn, which would indicate, at least on the surface (no pun intended), that there is an ode on the actual urn. The poem begins as an ode should, with an apostrophe, the act of speaking...
Emily Dickinson's Love Poems: National Poetry Month Poems of the Day
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 09, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Emily Dickinson’s “Far from love the Heavenly Father,” the speaker examines the paradoxical view that through trials and tribulations are the chosen brought to heaven. It is not an evil-doer who brings about trials, but the very Father in Heaven who does so. Although the images suggest the ac...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 08, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPoetic form and structure often enhance a poem's theme or meaning. Frost's ironic use of meter and rhythm in "Fire and Ice" underlies his hidden theme that moderation is the world's salvation. Frost uses two extremes, fire and ice, as the poem's controlling images, images which symbolize the two...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Tyger! Tyger!" by William Blake
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 07, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBritish Romanticism Page "Tyger! Tyger!" blog post Poetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com Figurative Language in Poetry Lesson Plan
Project You 5: Extrinsic Motivation Gives a Boost
Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore - April 07, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutesGrab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/45 Congratulations! You’ve just completed your first week of experimentation in Project...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 06, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA literary analysis of "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates the mastery of sound devices and creates a sensory extravaganza. Let us, therefore, begin our journey with examples of onomatopoeia, internal rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and consonance. Links "The Bells Blog Post" Poetry C...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "The Lamb" by William Blake
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 05, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings"The Lamb" by William Blake provides a simple and profound answer to a simple and profound question: Who made us? (the topic sentence states the title and author of the poem as well as the poem's theme). Because the poem addresses a child it takes on the form of a child's song, containing rhymed...
Project You 4: It's Design Day!
Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore - April 04, 2022 22:00 - 11 minutesHow's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/44 Today is the day! We are creating our designs. We get to access many possibilities and choose the design that we are going to exper...
Using Children's Picture Books to Meet Preschool Educational Standards
Elevating Early Childhood - April 04, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsHello everyone, and welcome back to a brand new episode of Elevating Early Childhood. Today's podcast is another one of my thrilling interviews, and I can't wait for you to meet this week's guest! But before I introduce them, let me ask you a quick question: Do you use picture books in your pr...
National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 03, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOf all the famous poems of Wordsworth, none is more famous than "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". To fully understand the poem and any William Wordsworth poetry analysis, a brief look at the tenets of British Romanticism is in order. British Romantics emphasized the following. British Romanticism...
National Poetry Month Daily: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 02, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTwo-Minute Lesson Plan Symbolism All symbols point to death. They include Darkest night of the year Frozen lake Woods–lovely, dark and deep sleep In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," Robert Frost contemplates death. The setting symbolizes death. There's a "frozen lake" nearby a wood...
The Only Lesson Plan for National Poetry Month You'll Need
The Teaching ELA Podcast - April 01, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf there's one lesson plan you use during National Poetry Month or when you teach poetry, this is that lesson plan! Resources Poetry Lesson Plans Bonanza How to Annotate and Analyze a Poem at elacommoncorelessonplans.com Immediate Access to numerous poetry lesson plans and handouts
Do Kids Need Calendar Time In Preschool?
Elevating Early Childhood - March 28, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsHello everyone, Vanessa here! I'm suuuuper excited to have you over again for another fun episode of Elevating Early Childhood. Today, I'll be discussing calendar time in preschool. As you know, calendar time in the preschool classroom can be challenging (for quite a few reasons). And the ...
Calendar Time in Preschool
Elevating Early Childhood - March 28, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 234 ratingsHello everyone, Vanessa here! I'm suuuuper excited to have you over again for another fun episode of Elevating Early Childhood. Today, I'll be discussing calendar time in preschool. As you know, calendar time in the preschool classroom can be challenging (for quite a few reasons). And the ...
Project You 3: What's Your Driving Question?
Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore - March 25, 2022 22:00 - 12 minutesGrab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/43 Hey Designers: This past week you were in the listening phase. You paid attention o...
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