Frank X Walker (@affrilachiax) 's Twitter Profile
Frank X Walker

@affrilachiax

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Catherine Flynn (@flynn_catherine) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A1 They also read Marilyn Nelson's amazing A Wreath for Emmett Till. Really opens their eyes to the pervasiveness of racism. #WonderChat

Renee Cunningham (@mrspageturner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A1: I’ve Used “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” to help teach Holocaust with middle schoolers; poems by children. #WonderChat

JoEllen McCarthy (@joellenmccarthy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Wonderchat #poetry allows for so many possibilities for reading, writing & thinking. Necessary to celebrate/integrate all year long.

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Q3. I meet a lot of adults who are afraid of #poetry. At what age do our students begin to fall out of love with poems? #WonderChat

Holly Gerlach (@drhollygerlach) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We fall out of love with poetry the day we stop reading it; must continue to expose Ss to all genres #WonderChat x.com/AffrilachiaX/s…

Nancy Miles, Ed.D. (@milesnawmiles) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A3 #WonderChat when we quit reading as read aloud and showing love for poetic language. This chat has renewed my love for teaching poetry.

JoEllen McCarthy (@joellenmccarthy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A3 help spread the love of poetry (rdg,wtg) by widening the circle of choices. Find poetry (etc) that speaks to one's passions. #Wonderchat

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Q4. Have you brought a teaching poet into your classroom? If so, how did the students respond? #WonderChat #NationalPoetryMonth

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Q5: What are your thoughts on recitation & its absence in the classroom? Did it cut a leg off the poetry table? #WonderChat #poetry