Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Voice Building Poetry Lesson: Comparison & Contrast Poems
In this activity, students examine multiple mentor texts to help drive them toward the final persuasive writing assignment: comparison and contrast poems written from a parent and a child's perspective. A short story, two poems, and a...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "To a Daughter Leaving Home" by Linda Pastan
This brief poem describes a mother watching her daughter ride away on her bike. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and answers, an annotation tool, and...