Students describe the sensory experience of a character's journey in an essay.  In this precise details writing lesson, students explain the effects on the senses of weather, time of day, landscape, and other...

Young scholars listen to Granny Is, a poem by Valerie Bloom and discuss the metaphors in the poem.  In this poetry lesson plan, students read poetry written by Valerie Bloom and discuss the techniques she uses. Young scholars write...

Young scholars write a narrative of place, a character sketch, an extended metaphor poem and a persuasive essay then link all four texts to quotations they have selected from a novel.