This innovative resource includes tools for classroom management that range from assessment techniques to tips for choosing and displaying poems.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-148) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 808.06/81
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781551388397 1551381575
- LCCN
- PN1085
- LCCN Item number
- B66 2003eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (152 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00228673 (OCoLC)793385410 (CaOOCEL)443640
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 4
- Preface 8
- 1. The Scent of the Rose 12
- What Is Poetry? 12
- Prose or Poetry? 13
- What Is Poetry for Children? 15
- The Evolution of Children’s Poetry 16
- Mother Goose 17
- Poems Old and New 19
- Celebrating Children’s Poetry 24
- 2. How Do Poems Work? 25
- Painting Pictures with Words 25
- The Sounds of Poems 27
- The Shape of Poetry 28
- Details Large and Small 30
- Jogging the Memory 31
- The Voice of the Poem 32
- Story Poems 33
- Tricks of the Trade 36
- Word Choice 36
- Rhyme 39
- Rhythm 41
- Other Technical Tools 43
- 3. Why Should We Share Poems with Young People? 47
- Opening Up to Poetry 47
- The Usefulness of Poetry 49
- Poetry as a Way of Thinking 51
- Increasing Word Power Through Poetry 52
- Poems Across the Curriculum 54
- Sharing Poems with All the Children 56
- How Will a Poem Affect a Child? 57
- How Do We “Teach” Poetry 58
- 4. Meeting Poems Face to Face 60
- Teaching Poetry 60
- What To Do with a Poem 62
- Talking Our Way Into Poetry 64
- Talking About Poetry 64
- Comparisons 66
- Discussing Longer Poems 70
- Learning Out Loud 73
- Reading Poems Aloud 73
- Reading Poems to Children 75
- Emotion 78
- Pitch 79
- Pace 80
- Pause 81
- Emphasis 83
- Pronunciation, Articulation, and Enunciation 83
- Variety of Skills 84
- Reading Poems with Children 85
- When Children Read Aloud 86
- Choral Speaking 88
- Memorization 94
- 5. Presenting Poems 98
- Drama and Poems: A Natural Relationship 98
- Sound Exploration 101
- Narration and Mime 101
- Tableaux 101
- Dance Drama 101
- Choral Dramatization 102
- Scripts 102
- Giving Voice to Poetry 102
- A Model for Presentation 104
- 6. When Children Write Poems 105
- Children as Poets 105
- Ideas for Writing Poetry 109
- Patterns for Poems 110
- Poetry Play 111
- Riddles 113
- Personification 114
- Stream of Consciousness 114
- Completing a Pattern 114
- From Cliché to Newness 115
- More Words To Play With 115
- Verbs Are Important 116
- Free Verse 116
- Haiku 121
- Cinquain 123
- Four-Line Verse 125
- Acrostics 125
- Longer Pieces of Writing 126
- W.H.M. Writes a Poem 127
- Collective Writing 129
- 7. Classroom Concerns 132
- Assessment 132
- Poets in Schools 134
- Bringing Poetry to Children 135
- Choosing Poetry 135
- 8. Afterword 137
- Bibliography 138
- Index 150
- A 150
- B 150
- C 150
- D 150
- E 150
- F 150
- G 150
- H 150
- I 151
- J 151
- K 151
- L 151
- M 151
- N 151
- O 151
- P 151
- Q 152
- R 152
- S 152
- T 152
- U 152
- V 152
- W 152
- Y 152
- Z 152
