How to Celebrate Valentine's Day in an English Classroom

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By Tamika M. Murray
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Celebrate Valentine's Day in an English Classroom

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate because it's a time to show your love. People of all ages can participate in the celebration regardless of their political, religious or social views. If you're a teacher of English or Literature you can also include this holiday into your lesson plans for February. So read up, take notes, and you too can share a Happy Valentine's Day in school.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Incorporate love themed essays, poems and stories such as, "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allen Poe or "Love Sonnet 116 and Love Sonnet 130" by William Shakespeare, into your syllabus for the month of February or just the week of Valentine's Day.
Step 2

Read and discuss these selections throughout the month of February or during the week of Valentine's Day.
Step 3

If Valentine's Day falls on a day when class is held, throw a party!
Step 4

Ask your students to bring in candy or small deserts to share with each other.
Encourage them to wear pink, red, or white colors to accentuate the holiday spirit.
Step 5

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Bring in small decorations such as balloons, posters, and stuffed animals so that you can easily remove them at the end of class.
Step 6

You may also want to assign a Valentine's writing assignment such as an essay, poem, or story. Then give the students the opportunity to share their work with the class.
Step 7

Laugh, smile and have fun!

Tips & Warnings

Your Valentine's Day writing assignment may also be used as extra credit.
Consider assigning a lengthier work like the Notebook by Nicholas Sparks or "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare for older students.
You may choose to have the students view the film version and compare and contrast it with the written work.

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