http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2008/12/30/celebrating-african-american-writers/ Because Writing Matters Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2008/12/30/celebrating-african-american-writers/#comment-12 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:10:06 +0000 http://reach.vantagelearning.com/2008/12/30/celebrating-african-american-writers/#comment-12 I was so excited to read this blog by Dr. Pan since "Mother to Son" is a poem that is included in our Holt anthology. I used the choral reading activity with my eighth graders, today, and was delighted at the number of "a-ha" moments that occurred as my students began to grasp the true meaning of the poem. I cannot wait to continue through the rest of this lesson!! I was so excited to read this blog by Dr. Pan since “Mother to Son” is a poem that is included in our Holt anthology. I used the choral reading activity with my eighth graders, today, and was delighted at the number of “a-ha” moments that occurred as my students began to grasp the true meaning of the poem. I cannot wait to continue through the rest of this lesson!!

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