English Teacher Weekly for March 20th

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The Race, Gregorio Undurraga

Welcome to English Teacher Weekly. To our new subscribers, welcome!

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I hope you find something new and inspiring in our 11th edition. We’ve saved this one for paid subscribers, but next week’s edition will be public. Consider becoming a paid subscriber to help keep this project running (and for full access to the content). If you’d like a full access subscription but the budget is tight (or you’re a student) just send me an email, and I’ll add you to the list, no questions asked.

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Bernadette Mayer’s Writing Prompts

I was just introduced to poet Bernadette Mayer via Mason Currey’s newsletter, Subtle Maneuvers. Mayer’s extensive list of writing prompts for journals, poetry, and every other kind of writing is refreshing. I’d love to give a couple of these a try with my students, especially as a palate cleanser after writing assignments that demand more rigid structures and instructions. Here are a few: