Summary News Lead Writing

Summary News Lead Writing

Summary news leads are the foundation of most effective straight news writing. I’m convinced that if you can learn how to write a good summary news lead, you can write in just about any style – mostly because the discipline that comes with summary news writing...

Favorite Poem Project

As part of our poetry café unit, you’ll be asked to do a few things on your own time (a.k.a. homework) to supplement what we’re doing in the classroom, er, uh, I mean café. Here are the steps to follow for the Favorite Poem Project: 1. Visit the Favorite...
Welcome to Café San Marco!

Welcome to Café San Marco!

Welcome to Café San Marco! You are about to embark on a remarkable journey of self-exploration through poetry. Consume as much poetry as you can – there are free refills, after all – and don’t be afraid to try something new off the menu. Enjoy! Here’s a...
Literary Terms Links

Literary Terms Links

Here are some great online resources for literary terms: Gale Literary Terms Literary-Devices.com Buzzle Literary Devices Literary Vocabulary …know of any more?
Literary Terms Group Project

Literary Terms Group Project

Overview Here’s the assignment sheet and proposal form. Literary Terms Presentation Here are the groups for 2012-2013. Lit Terms Presentation Groups Also, here’s a sample presentation from several years ago that is similar to what you may choose to do for...