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Here, Ross Burkhardt explains how to reach students through poetry and how to help them develop their own appreciation for it. Drawing on the author's rich experience as a middle school language arts teacher, Using Poetry in the Classroom presents a comprehensive approach that focuses on both the how and the why of teaching poetry. This book offers explicit descriptions on how to deliver specific poetry lessons that will develop academic skills such as reading, writing, and critical thinking. Divided into three sections, this book teaches all aspects of poetrycomposing, memorizing, reciting, interpreting, listening, reading, and publishing. Includes:

Product Description: Classroom-tested lessons, practice problems, examples, games, and resources cover fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as all aspects of writing (including prewriting, editing, and technique). With step-by-step guidelines, helpful tips from the authors, and numerous writing activities, this book offers myriad options for inspiring your students...read more