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Freedom Text Teaching Tools

We are pleased to share these tools, created by poet Alicia Askenase, for teaching nine freedom texts to middle- and high-school students. All educators are welcome to use and share them. We would be grateful to hear about your experiences and receive your feedback; email us at writersresistphl at gmail dot com.

Teaching Tools from Writers Resist PHL

[shannonvarechristine]

On the advice, inspiration, or insanity (you choose) of a trusted friend, I woke up early to write. I can't manufacture time, but I can find the pockets of the day to squeeze in my craft. Maybe it's the tea (or caffeine) talking, but I'm wide awake. #okthursdayletsdothis #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #writersresistphl #oneword #onepage #bitbybit

[shannonvarechristine]

Do you believe in signs from the universe? I'm always on the fence when it comes to signs. The logical side of me says life just throws you coincidences some times. But the deeper, magic-loving side of me pays attention to the messages out there, waiting to be noticed. And so that brings me to Santorini. Santorini figured heavily in my first novel, and has haunted me ever since, most often at moments when I'm thinking about my writing. The place, or its namesake, pops up in my I-should-be-writing-more-thoughts, and in catalog product names. Most recently, I was told in England, that I should visit Santorini, and tonight it was the title of a Billy Collins' poem. These could all very well be happenstance, but I prefer to think of them as reminders to get back to the page. To get back to the craft. To nurture that obsessive part of my soul that simply needs to put my pencil to paper, and my fingers to the keyboard. To voice those thoughts and emotions that bubble up and won't subside until they come alive in my writing. So in that vein, I entered one of my #poemstopoliticians works in the #writersresistphl poetry reading event, for consideration. #becausesantorini and #magicalthinking and #penciltopaper #fingerstokeyboard #writersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #cantstopwontstop #resist #shareyoursoul #bareyoursoul

[carlosjoseperez]

"We must act out of love for our people, not hatred for the oppressor" #writersresist #writersresistPHL (en National Museum of American Jewish History)