Comments by Samantha Wood Most recent public comments by Samantha Wood https://nowcomment.com/users/117508 This is a good point--I like the idea of pairing historical texts with contemporary ones that students are more likely to recognize or relate to. It would give them more of a glimpse into the intimate and very human nature of poetry. https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701169 https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701169 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:53:25 -0500 My students often struggle with text-to-world connections. Often, when they get stumped, they give up. Providing some leading questions may help them develop their own. https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701168 https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701168 Students, as they research, could potentially start developing their own research questions and narrowing down their search in this way. To provide a bit more scaffolding, I usually show examples of how I would do this with the database, then have whole-class discussion or use of the database tool, then provide them opportunity to work in pairs before requiring students to do this on their own. It lowers the stakes a bit but provides all students with support if they get stuck. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:45:44 -0500 Definitely--I so often see students choose the first or second result just to "get it done" rather than thinking deeper about whether or not it is actually what they are looking for. For-stakes activities are great for this. https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701164 https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701164 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:46:55 -0500 Students often have the preconception that all war poetry must deal with conflict and trauma; I like that this publication, as others have said, covers much more than surface level themes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701162 https://nowcomment.com/documents/300786?scroll_to=2701162 I used to teach a "Spoken Poetry" unit where we first analyzed poetry from both historical and cotemporary perspectives, so I think some of these may fit nicely. The variety in theme and content would help students understand both historical context as well as the very personal, intimate, and human nature of poetry. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:45:36 -0500