At 826, we view poetry as an incredible tool to explore the infinite power and possibility of writing. Poetry is woven through nearly all our content and curricula, as it is an ideal tool for building a culture of creativity.
This Educator Tool is designed to support and inspire you and your students wherever you are in your poetry journey. You’ll find strategies to help students learn certain poetic forms, as well as strategies to help them break the “rules” of poetry. You’ll find lessons that use poetry as a way to reflect on one’s identity, as well as lessons that tap into poetry’s power to help us visualize and realize societal change.
However you use this tool, we hope it shows your students a new side of poetry, one that they can use to further develop and share their voices with the world.
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This Educator Tool shares a variety of prompts to help you springboard into journal writing with your students.
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Publishing student writing is at the heart of 826's work. This Educator Tool shares more about our publishing process.
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The Educator Tool shares resources to help you support your students' mental health.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades 6-8 to "write their way" with authentic purpose. Includes a curriculum guide, calendar, and links to all related 826 Digital resources.
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This Educator Tool is designed to help you support students along their journeys in positive identity development.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades 3-5 to "write their way" with authentic purpose. Includes a curriculum guide, calendar, and links to all related 826 Digital resources.
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This Educator Tool provides writing resources to use during the first week of school and beyond.
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This Educator Tool shares a collection of 826 resources and Mentor Texts that foster creating social change through writing.
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This resource supports you in creating a safe and brave learning space, through the use of Community Agreements.
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This Educator Tool supports you in building a classroom community through writing.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades 9-12 to "write their way" with authentic purpose. Includes a curriculum guide, calendar, and links to all related 826 Digital resources.
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This guide offers an abundance of resources to help students practice the basic elements of short stories.
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This tool provides educators resources for practicing elements of revision with their students.
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This Educator Tool provides you with resources to help students build their awareness of the diverse perspectives around them.