If, as educators we want to be innovative, we must strive to do things better. We just can't keep adding things to our plates. Occasionally we need to remove some of the things on the plate and replace them with even better things. It’s about refinement.
Not exactly the fairytale ending she was expecting...
Retrieved from The Poet Tree 🌲 in the nearby Fisherman's Beach reserve and now nestled in my writer's notebook. A poem for Robert Louis Stevenson.
If Shakespeare were here now, he might say this regarding a certain overinflated leader- 'You speak an infinite deal of nothing.'
I have written for a lifetime
Used a swimming pool of ink
Yet I've only scratched the surface
There's more to learn I think
#morningpoem
Morning haiku limbers me up for the writing that follows-gymnastics for the mind.
POETRY FRIDAY: Observations Over Coffee -A poem by Alan j Wright.
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I have to admit I am intermittent in using tittles- the tiny superscript dot above the letter I. My writer's notebook pages are littered with examples of my inconsistent dotting. I have no explanation, no excuses. And I'm not going dotty!
At the end of the year when a teacher asked her students what helped them most with their writing, they responded: 'You wrote with us…'
POETRY FRIDAY: Observations Over Coffee -A poem by Alan j Wright.
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Morning haiku limbers me up for the writing that follows-gymnastics for the mind.
Overheard:
'There's more to singing than screaming and screeching at a pitched level so that only dogs can hear you!'
'The compact between writing and walking is almost as old as literature—a walk is only a step away from a story, and every path tells.'
Robert Macfarlane
For those starting out with a writer's notebook, a walk remains a worthy stimulus for thinking. Thinking that leads to writing.
A few Autumnal haiku for you to view.
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I have always considered my notebooks a soft nest for my fragile words and ideas to rest until they become strong enough to fly on their own.
#writersnotebook
'My notebook life has taught me many things. Firstly to trust my thoughts and to use words prolifically to make discoveries. It taught me to be less fearful in my writing and more confident in my teaching.'
Alan j Wright
Notebook Notions
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Help kids narrow the gap between their intentions and actions. Nudge them to read what they wish to write. Read books that inform the writing that will emerge. To write horror stories, they should be reading horror stories. If poetry is their passion, reading poetry is essential.
Check out two of my scary poems that have just boarded the Scary-ness Poetry Express. It's an online resource for children's poetry.
Follow the link if you feel brave enough to go there...
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#poetry #scary #poetryexpress
Imperial Jezabel Butterflies in the garden today enjoying the autumn blooming camellias in the driveway. Such colourful little creatures.
Change is a constant in our lives. Recognizing that fact is the challenge for many among us. The march of time is unrelenting.Tick...
A high price to pay for a grammatical error.
Robert drove
A 2009 Ford Fiesta
Apple red in colour
His friends
Gordon and Gwen
Referred to him as
Robert red Ford
And considered themselves
Exceedingly droll.
Alan j Wright
#poetry #verse
If student writers ask, 'is it okay to write about...' you should revisit the notion of independent writers.
A Poem from inside autumn. 'Notes From Inside Autumn.' Safely pasted inside my Writer's Notebook -back inside after a week out doors displayed on the Poet Tree. #poetry #thepoettree
'The great things about writing in a notebook is the fact that the paper never interrupts your thoughts.' #alanjwright #ambapress
If I want students to adopt writing as a meaningful part of learning I need to demonstrate the value of being someone who chooses to write.
'In order to stimulate the observational skills of student writers, teachers must be keen and close observers of the world in which they wander. Bring the outside in. Shine a light. Curiosity is infectious.'
Alan j Wright
#writersnotebookthoughts
I'm on Mari's team...
'I like writing. When everything else gets too difficult and confusing, I can retreat to my desk and play with the muddle and despair and curiosity, and knit it into paragraphs. '
Mari Rhydwen
POETRY FRIDAY: This week I have been harvesting some Autumnal haiku poetry. A brief and calming diversion from the current global insanity. Words from the mellow season...
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