The website I found, Web English Teacher, can be used for teaching various units and lessons on poetry. This website, in addition to resources on a variety of English teaching topics, has a comprehensive list of poets commonly discussed in a high school curriculum. Clicking on a particular poet will bring up another page specifically devoted to that poet. This page features topics ranging from biographical information to criticism on the poets works.
Within the classroom this site would prove to be an invaluable resource. As mentioned before this website could supplement a lesson on poetry. Depending on the style of poem being studied the students could pick a poet and research biographical information. Then the students could pick a poem they like and attempt to recreate that poem themselves.
The second website I found, teacher2b, has a very comprehensive section on teaching creative writing. Some of the tabs include teaching narration, control, description, and dialogue. Creative writing is a difficult concept to teach students as they think the term "creative" writing means they can neglect proper writing techniques in place of ideas or concepts. This website stresses the importance of staying within the boundary of proper writing styles. Within each tab is an exercise, allowing students to practice the concept being taught.
This site could be used at any point in a creative writing class. There is plenty of valuable information on the site to enrich any lesson. This website encourages creative and original thought and is a step by step guide for effective writing. The prompts under each section could be used as classwork or homework for the students.
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