Using poetry in the classroom
Subtitle: engaging students in learning
By: Ross M. Burkhardt.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Subjects: Poetry -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.; Creative writing (Middle school) -- United States.; Oral interpretation of poetry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published in partnership with the National Middle School Association."
Table of contents: title: Why poetry?; title: Interlude #1 a poetic license; title: The teacher as poet; title: Interlude #2 invent a line; title: Memorizing and reciting; title: Interlude #3 Rothermel's reasons for memorizing and reciting; title: Composing and publishing; title: Interlude #4 poetic terms; title: Discussing and interpreting; title: Interlude #5 immerse yourself in verse; title: The process of student poetry; title: Interlude #6 tips for writing poems; title: Back to the beginning; title: Interlude #7 overview : poetry activities for the year; title: Cross-curricular poetry; title: Interlude #8 drafting and revising a couplet; title: Poetry teachers at work; title: Interlude #9 midlevel minds; title: Reflections from the classroom.