Harter, Odile

This close reading activity challenges students to “translate” poetry into propositional statements in order to make students more attentive to the nuances of language. The students are assigned a poem and then broken into groups. The instructor, Odile...

How do you craft a good thesis statement? In this activity, students work together to refine their ideas and put together possible evidence for different topics. The purpose is to teach students how to connect their thesis statement with the rest of their...