How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8-13

<p>This fully revised and extended third edition of <i>How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8–13</i> is a practical and activity-based resource of writing workshops to help you teach poetry. Designed to build writing reading speaking and listening skills this new edition contains a widened selection of workshops exemplifying a variety of poetry styles both classic and contemporary.</p><p>Highlighting how the unique features of poetry can be used to teach literary skills this book:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>includes new workshops which introduce or consolidate spelling punctuation and grammar skills;</li> <p> </p> <li>encourages debate discussion performance and empathy;</li> <p> </p> <li>offers a new focus on confidence building and creativity using performance rhythm rhyme and rap;</li> <p> </p> <li>explores the use of poetry for vocabulary enhancement;</li> <p> </p> <li>encourages reading for pleasure;</li> <p> </p> <li>provides an A to Z guide to poetry and poetry terminology plus a very extensive bibliography enabling you to keep up to date with poetry and poetry resources;</li> <p> </p> <li>represents diverse cultures;</li> <p> </p> <li>highlights cross-curricular links.</li> </ul><p>Promoting creativity achievement mastery and enjoyment <i>How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8–13</i> provides teachers with a wealth of material and the inspiration to create a class of enthusiastic and skilled readers writers listeners and performers. </p>