My life at the present moment is quite chaotic... so this week I found it fitting to read a book of poems all collected in their glory of...

After reflecting upon my endearment for poetry from my last post, I have come to the conclusion that I want to cultivate a classroom...

Poetry is... Music that I listen to Stories that I know well Sounds that no one else around me has heard Sights that I cannot quite catch...

by Kwame Alexander Awards John Newbery Medal 2015 Coretta Scott King Honor 2015 This story is truly a stand alone -- as it is written in...

The concept of beginning, middle, and end seems so concise and "easy" when considering writing stories and more specifically when writing...

Before jumping into my blog post for this week, watch this video and listen. This sums up everything I plan to say. Get creative with...

Where I'm From [An Original] I am from giant mugs of coffee But I am first thing in the morning. and always will be from:...

This topic is one that I have not thought about prior to taking the course that I am this semester. Before reading this story, I feel...

Two stories that I have read recently include those of stories about Indigenous people groups and those of Black people. In Fry Bread by...

"... adults are still clinging to a Victorian ideal of an innocent child” (as quoted by Peralta, 2016, para. 17) "Graphic life writing...

displacement identity hope empathy dreams This week the multi-modal text set that I read through included the stories of Dreamers...

The two books that I read for this past week are some of the most insightful and endearing books I’ve read thus far. The stories Just...

The theme within the readings for this week surrounded identity, more specifically gender identity, as directly addressed in Sparkle Boy...

Stargazing by Jen Wang tells the story of upper elementary-aged Christine and her new neighbor (housed by her family) and best friend...

Dear Primo (a letter to my cousin) by Duncan Tonatiuh was a wonderfully enticing children's book that conveys the two lives of young...

When reading and listening to this text, I immediately found myself being drawn into the imagery on each page. The colors that are used...