Find Your Poet’s Eye: Helping Students Think Like Writers

Writing flourishes when students have authentic opportunities to create, reflect, and revise. In this session, you’ll explore a practical poetry unit that helps students think and act like writers while building a strong classroom community. Through engaging lessons, meaningful feedback, and purposeful revision, you’ll discover classroom-tested strategies that develop confident writers and foster a genuine love of writing. You’ll leave with ready-to-use lessons, student exemplars, assessment ideas, and practical teaching tips.