Archive for the ‘Inspired by Published Poetry’ Category

“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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Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“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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“Come Hither, Stay Away” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Come Hither, Stay Away“ –that was inspired by the poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Lover by Christopher Marlowe. 

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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Nash-ing the Animals

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “Nash-ing the Animals“–that was inspired by the poetry of Ogden Nash. 

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!