Join us in congratulating these past and present WITS writers and students: Chuck Carlise’s new chapbook A Broken Escalator Still Isn’t Stairs is now available on Amazon. WITS student Jasmine Davis, who works with WITS writer Melanie Malinowski, won Honorable Mention for her essay “My Life with Clorox” for the Kidney Times Essay Contest. [...]
By Marcia
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Posted in Houston, where are we now, writer, writers in the schools
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Also tagged art, Artist in residence, chuck carlise, Hannah Gamble, janine joseph, Latvia, marc mckee, Melanie Malinowski, National Poetry Series, Raul Gonzalez, Robin Reagler, Van Garrett, wits
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The WITS approach to teaching creative writing often springs from the inspiring writing and art that we love. Here is a lesson–although not originally ours–that exemplifies our work with young children. Grade level: 1st – 3rd Genre: poetry Objectives: To make discussion about brainstorming, symbolism and revision accessible to young students Primary sources: My Map [...]
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Posted in art, books, creativity, homeschooling, imagination, inspiration, Lesson plan, poetry, student, writer, writers in the schools
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Also tagged brainstorming, heart, map book, sarah fanelli
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Tria Wood has worked with WITS as a writer for five years. She is a gifted writer and educator, who combines writing, art, music, and science to make the creative process exciting to students. Tria is currently completing a young adult novel, in addition to writing reviews of local art events. This is what she [...]
Three of the writers (teachers) from the Writers in the Schools (WITS) program will join the Poem a Day blogging team this week. Here’s a brief introduction to each one of them. Amy Lin participated in the WITS program as an eighth grader at Sharpstown Middle School and fondly remembers her WITS writer, her Menil [...]
