Discover Literature

Wow! I am almost done with my time here in Boone. At Appalachian State University. As a student. As a dependent ( haha, s/o to my...

This week I set out on my own assignment to gather poems. At first, I thought I was going to just find poems from books that I liked and...

My earliest memories of poetry was from my mom’s two hard-copy copies of A Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel...

Thoughts on The Crossover by Kwame Alexander I cannot describe the emotions I feel after reading The Crossover by the poet Kwame...

When engaging in narrative writing there are TONS of components that students need to be aware of. According to Mentor Texts: Teaching...

Wow! This week I have spent a lot of time exploring feelings, emotions and how to use them within my writing. I think this is important...

This week I had the pleasure of reading Layla’s Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin. The book is...

Taking a swing at Vlog posts this week! Here is a video of me talking about The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson! In this video I...

This week I am so excited to share two books that represent counter narratives, explore stereotypes and race. The importance of these...

Summary Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation, written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, tells...

I have read a few books over the past week that would create a great mini multimodal text set that connected to displacement and...

This week I fell in love with the two books I got to read! I read Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, written by Sonia Sotomayor...

This week I had the pleasure of reading two children's picture books that explore the topic of identity. Identity is what makes a person...

I will be discussing and analyzing two graphic novels that both have beautiful illustrations and a story that does not leave the reader's...

I will be diving into two books that I have had the pleasure of reading recently and relating them to the book that I discussed in my...

Written by: Carole Lindstrom Illustrated by: Michaela Goade We Are Water Protectors, written by Carole Linstrom and illustrated by...