How I made Poetry my Favorite Writing Unit

I’ve created a TpT unit that goes with my Poetry Smashbook project, so check it out in my store if you’re interested.

Charmed by Challenge

My personal journals had always been something of a mix of scrapbooking, diary entries, flaps of papers with short stories, pasted in notes, etc. The rise of Bullet Journaling speaks to my love of creativity, planning, and writing. In fact, my favorite subject to teach is Writing. When you google bullet journals, though, you’ll see layouts that make you cringe under Pinterest Pressure. Smashbooks, on the other hand, are meant to be messy. They went through a quick flash of popularity some years back; here’s theK&Company introduction to the smashbookif you want to see a video of the idea. The description at the front of my K&Company smash book says:

Smashbook Description

“It’s OK. Just smash it in. There’s always room, just like the junk drawer.

Nothing’s right. Nothing’s wrong. It’s all YOURS. We say glue in the gladness.

A note. A quote. A thought to jot. A snipping, a…

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