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Montana Shape Poem/What Makes A State?, Alan Hoffmann
Montana Shape Poem/What Makes A State?, Alan Hoffmann
The Montana English Journal
Savage teamed up with the Yellowstone Writing Project in order to foster a writing community at Savage Schools. As part of that process, teacher leaders in Savage had to write original works for discussion. This is one of those pieces. During this time, I became interested in word art, and set out to see if I could create something. The poem is inspired by the book Fifty-Six Counties by Russell Rowland as well as by the works of Mark Z. Danielewski. The small font size represents all of the little things that go into making a state what it is. …
Using 3d Card-Making Project To Motivate Students’ Writing, Dan Li
Using 3d Card-Making Project To Motivate Students’ Writing, Dan Li
The Montana English Journal
Based on the ideas of inclusive education and multiple intelligences, I advocate using a “3D card” project to inspire students' writing. A 3D card project incorporates sessions on organization's logo appreciation, discussion, letter design, slogan design, and 3D card making as well as a writing task. All of these steps provide students with background information on the topic. In this article, I use these steps to teach my diverse middle school students to design a logo and write a statement for a nonprofit organization.