Notes from the Inkpot
Writing, teaching, creating - one ink-stained idea at a time.
31 Daily Writing Prompts for March: Voices Unheard
This month’s 31 prompts give voice to the women history forgot to hear — from myth and fairytale to modern retellings and speculative futures. Released in time for International Women’s Day, Voices Unheard invites writers to reimagine the silenced, the forgotten, and the misrepresented — and finally let them speak.
My Favourite Texts to Teach in March (Novels, Plays, Short Stories & Poems)
March is a turning point in the school year. Students are no longer settling in, but they’re not quite finished either — and that shift matters. This is the moment when texts about voice, power, and resistance begin to land differently. From novels and plays to short stories and poems, these are the texts I return to every March because they meet students exactly where they are: questioning, restless, and ready to think more deeply.
Lord of the Flies: Why Students Engage, and Why Teachers Need More Than a Summary Sheet
Lord of the Flies hooks students instantly — the conflict, the power struggles, the moral ambiguity, the fear. The hard part isn’t engagement, it’s turning that interest into structured analysis, meaningful discussion, and actual writing without drowning in prep. Here’s how to make the novel work in real classrooms, plus a full resource bundle that covers retrieval, creative response, discussion, assessment, and digital differentiation.