{"id":86791,"date":"2023-04-28T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=86791"},"modified":"2023-04-28T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:27:53","slug":"poetry-writing-about-flint-murals-allows-for-creative-freedom-in-this-high-school-classroom-goetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/04\/28\/poetry-writing-about-flint-murals-allows-for-creative-freedom-in-this-high-school-classroom-goetz\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry writing about Flint murals allows for \u2018creative freedom\u2019 in this high school classroom [Goetz]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/flint\/2023\/04\/poetry-writing-about-flint-murals-allows-for-creative-freedom-in-this-high-school-classroom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Poetry writing about Flint murals allows for \u2018creative freedom\u2019 in this high school classroom<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from mlive.com\u00a0 by Dylan Goetz <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>(behind paywall)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It\u2019s a new tradition in the curriculum of the senior-level English class, where teacher Carrie Mattern asks her students to seek out a mural in Flint and write poetry about it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"L2IWAYLISRFRPEQNWPFAB3KOPA\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This year, there was a focus on writing around cultural grief and the process of healing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"V6L6XHB2IZFV5CASGPLVX3YBC4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It\u2019s become a favorite assignment for the students who\u2019ve worked on the project, who say it allows them to use \u201ccreative freedom\u201d in a way that other classes don\u2019t.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/u8XPMW-HnYyZJhj1pdgRuLx_5T8=\/800x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/PALFGNFTX5B6JPMTLNL2FE7BWE.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/6tcm5FhFlZ9ijjc_1o6lmHHROAU=\/800x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/SU5GOMV3VRCV7J4SUAI4CGYVQI.JPG\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/USBHl68dGPUVeLCDrcAg0sO8j5I=\/800x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/DYHRCIZIMVAIDEKHWJEOEQIZ34.JPG\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embedded post\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:ugcPost:7055281576854659072\" width=\"504\" height=\"613\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poetry writing about Flint murals allows for \u2018creative freedom\u2019 in this high school classroom &#8212; from mlive.com\u00a0 by Dylan Goetz (behind paywall) Excerpt: It\u2019s a new tradition in the curriculum of the senior-level English class, where teacher Carrie Mattern asks her students to seek out a mural in Flint and write poetry about it. 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