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Three Famous Christmas Speeches to Inspire Writing

It's the "most wonderful time of the year" once again! Every year, the holiday season inspires new movie ideas, and some of these movies go on to become some of the most beloved films of all time with some of the most well-known movie speeches in film history.

FREEBIES, Writing Assignments, Writing Workshop, Writing Mini-lessonsMeredith DobbsDecember 5, 2017christmas, holiday, holiday writing assignments, movie, speech, speeches, rhetorical analysis, rhetoric, rhetorical, literary analysis, literary devicesComment

Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades 6-12: 10+ Devices & Poems to Model Them all!

"To be a poet is a condition, not a profession." -- Robert Frost

You may find yourself in agreement with Frost's famous quote when it comes to teaching poetry in the secondary classroom. However, love it or hate it, poetry can play a helpful role in teaching students how to write! Famous poems can serve as mentor texts for students and showcase key literary and rhetorical devices in action.

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