Archive for the ‘Inspired by Published Poetry’ Category

“Poems of Condition” Prompt

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Poems of Condition“ -that was inspired by the poem If by Rudyard Kipling. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“HATE to LOVE Sonnets” Prompt

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”HATE to LOVE Sonnets“ -that was inspired by a sonnet by William Shakespeare. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Between Repeated Lines” Prompt

Friday, March 7th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Between Repeated Lines“ -that was inspired by the poetry collection Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers by Mary Ann Hoberman. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Ballads about Relatives” Prompt

Friday, March 7th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Ballads about Relatives“ -that was inspired by the picture book Family Reunion by Mary Quattlebaum. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“The Butcher’s Tale” Prompt

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “Tillbury Town: The Butcher’s Tale“–that was inspired by the poem Reuben Bright by E. A. Robinson. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Poems of Apology” Prompt

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Poems of Apology“–that was inspired by the poem This is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams and a book by Joyce Sidman with the same title.. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Naming the Pets” Prompt

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “Naming the Pets“–that was inspired by the poem “Gus, the Theater Cat” by T. S. Eliot, which can be found in his collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Four Ways of Looking at…” Prompt

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “4 Ways of Looking at…” –that was inspired by the poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at  a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Little Toy Friends” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Little Toy Friends“ –that was inspired by the poem The Dumb Soldier by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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“Hubris at the Bat” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Hubris at the Bat“ –that was inspired by the poem Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

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