A Garden of Poets: Poetry Writing in the Elementary Classroom.

Autor/in	Glover, Mary Kenner
Institution	National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
Titel	A Garden of Poets: Poetry Writing in the Elementary Classroom.
Quelle	(1999), (157 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-8141-1823-2
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Class Activities; Creative Writing; Elementary Education; Gardening; Gardens; Language Arts; Poetry; Writing Improvement; Writing Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kreatives Schreiben; Elementarunterricht; Gartenarbeit; Sprachkultur; Lyrik; Poesie; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	Written for elementary school teachers who want to help their students delve into poetry, this book grows out of a comparison between gardening and writing poetry. Students at the alternative school founded by the book's author work and play on a plot of land near the school; inside, they work and play with words and imagery. Many examples of illustrated student poems as well as poetry by well-known writers fill the book. Mini-lessons in the book offer ways to stretch students' knowledge and mastery of more advanced poetry-writing techniques. It also provides lessons on getting ideas for poems, what to do with line breaks, how to encourage showing rather than telling in a poem, and how to say something in a new way. Also helpful are the book's bibliographies suggesting General Children's Poetry Books, Bilingual/Multicultural Poetry Books for Children, Music for Inspiring Poetry Writing, and Poetry for Grown-up Readers. The book's 9 chapters are: (1) Clearing the Land; (2) A Watchful Gardener; (3) A Safe Place To Grow; (4) Not a Day without Mud; (5) Befriending the Geckos; (6) Voices from the Earth; (7) A Swarm of Bees; (8) Under the Palo Verde Tree; and (9) In Honor of the Butterfly. Contains 21 references. (SR)
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096; Tel: 800-369-6283 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.ncte.org (Stock No. 18232-3050: $9.95 members, $12.95 nonmembers).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01