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ELIZABETH
RIVERS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
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Wishes, Lies and Dreams by Kenneth Koch
What a great way to begin a poetry writing program!
Koch introduces elementary school children - mainly
3-7 grades - to writing through the use of simple
repetitions, (e.g.. "I wish...." to begin
each line) no rhyme or meter, and lots of freedom
for crazy ideas. Collaborative poems are a helpful
way to get the class comfortable with the experiments.
Lessons include work with Spanish speaking students.
The material is easily adapted to most instructional
levels.
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Rose, Where Did You Get That Red? by Kenneth
Koch
Koch expands his work through using great poetry
as the stimulus for the children's work. William
Blake's "The Tyger" is the heart of his
first lesson. After helping them understand the
poem, he suggests the students pretend they can
speak in a secret language to "a beautiful
and mysterious creature" and ask it any questions
they wish. Repetition and natural language are suggested
rather than using rhyme.The title of the book comes
from one poem that resulted.
Koch explains something about each poet as he
goes along. I've found him helpful in my own understanding
of authors because he communicates well to any
age level, seniors included.
In
the afterword he offers a brief, clear guide to
teaching revision that any author could use. Both
books include many examples of children's work
as well as ideas and explanations for the teacher.
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With a Poet's Eye by Jane McVeigh-Schultz
/ Mary Lynn Ellis
These Montgomery County authors draw us into the
third grade classroom world by recounting a whole
year of integrating poetry with art, music, field
trips, science and showing us how the children's
work grows along with these new experiences.The
conversational style suggests comfortable ways
for teachers to encourage children's ideas - to
ask simple questions, and sometimes to push the
child to write one more line.
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BOOKS
ABOUT WRITING POETRY
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How
To Write Poetry
By Paul B. Janeczko
1999
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Seeing
the Blue Between:
Advice and Inspiration For Young Poets
By Paul B. Janeczko
2008
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Write
Your Own Poetry
By Laura Purdie Salas
2008
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Pizza,
Pigs and Poetry:
How To Write a Poem
By Jack Prelutsky
2008
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You
Have To Write
By Janet S. Wong
2002
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How
To Write a Poem
By Margaret Ryan
1996
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A
Writing Kind of Day:
Poems For Young Poets
By Ralph Fletcher
2005
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it
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Poetry
Matters: Writing a Poem From the Inside Out
By Ralph Fletcher
2002
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CHILDREN
BOOKS RECOMMENDED FROM AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
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Here's
A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry
By Jane Yolen
2008
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Yum!
Mmmm! Que Rico!: America's Sproutings
By Pat Mora
2008
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Tap
Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
By Linda Sue Park
2008
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Blue
Lipstick:
Concrete Poems
By John Grandits
2008
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Good
Sports: Rhymes About Running, Jumping, Throwing,
and More
By Jack Prelutsky
2008
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She's
All That:
Poems About Girls
By Belinda Hollyer
2007
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