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Critical Analysis of a Poem in Middle School

March 26, 2020 Jessica Rogers

Most middle school students are not thrilled to learn that they will be analyzing one poem over three days.

Filed Under: Accountability, Blog, Critical Thinking, Figurative Language, Making Connections, metacognition, Poetry, Schema, Tone and Mood, Visualization

Teaching Poetry and Reading Strategies: Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets, by Kwame Alexander

April 26, 2017 Jessica Rogers

out of wonder poetry

** Contact us if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to bring an engaging, hands-on poetry session to your campus ** For week three, I thought I’d lighten it up a bit! This collection of poems celebrating poets is incredible and just makes me happy. The range of poets celebrated in Out of Wonder is wide, and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Critical Thinking, Making Connections, Poetry, Reading Strategies

Teaching Poetry and Reading Strategies: A Poison Tree, by William Blake

April 9, 2017 Jessica Rogers

** Contact us if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** I’ll admit it, I have a dark side.  Those who know me say it’s deeply hidden behind nervous giggles and an approachable demeanor, but I’m drawn to dark literature.  “A Poison Tree,” by William […]

Filed Under: Blog, Characterization, Critical Thinking, Figurative Language, Making Connections, Poetry, Reading Strategies, Schema, Tone and Mood, Writers' Workshop

Teaching Poetry and Reading Strategies: Harlem, by Langston Hughes

April 2, 2017 Jessica Rogers

** Contact us if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to bring an engaging, hands-on poetry session to your campus ** I have three poems that I absolutely love introducing to students.  One of those poems is Harlem by Langston Hughes.  I love it because it is fun to read out loud and the students […]

Filed Under: Blog, Descriptive Writing, Making Connections, Poetry, Reading Strategies, Schema, Social Studies, Visualization, Writers' Workshop

Time to Celebrate Poetry in ALL Classrooms

April 7, 2015 Jessica Rogers

It’s April.  That means it’s time to open the door to the most feared and cherished of genres – POETRY!  I wish that classrooms focused on poetry year round because of all that it can offer a language classroom, but I also know why it’s often avoided. When I was in school, I had that teacher. Yes, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry, Reading Strategies, Writers' Workshop

Encouraging Readers

July 21, 2014 Jessica Rogers

As a mom of three boys, a teacher to many students, and an educator of educators, I am constantly battling questions about students’ reading levels. Teachers also frequently ask questions like how many times students should read the same book, and if it matters what students are reading (magazines, graphic novels, etc.).  Truthfully, I haven’t seen any research that proves a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry, Readers' Workshop, Reading Strategies

4 Songs for Teaching Confidence and Self-Worth

March 11, 2014 Jessica Rogers

I am a true believer in using music and song lyrics in the classroom.  Students are naturally captivated by music, so why not go there?  It’s difficult to find music students will enjoy that have clean lyrics and send a great messages, so here are four songs I used this week in classrooms to help […]

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry

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