Next-generation lessons for today’s student writers These 20 high-energy projectable lessons for grades 4-8 harness the brevity and potency of poetry for teaching the intricate skills behind writing well in any subject. The 100 poems—set against vivid full-color photographs and graphics on more than 500 slides—serve as a springboard for activities in which students read, discuss, and write to meet the literacy objectives of the Common Core: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and meanings Interpret words and phrases Analyze the structure of texts Produce clear and coherent writing Present information, findings, and supporting evidence INDICE: At-a-Glance Clinic DescriptionsForeword by Stephanie HarveyIntroductionClinic 1. Objective versus Subjective: Making Sense of OpinionsClinic 2. The List PoemClinic 3. The Summary Poem: What's the Big Idea?Clinic 4. The Found Poem: Finding the Unusual in the UsualClinic 5. Feelings Made VisualClinic 6. Couplets on the BrainClinic 7. No Longer the Same: Building ComparisonsClinic 8. The Questioning Poem: A Way of WonderingClinic 9. Refrain: Come Again?Clinic 10. Personification: A Word Walks in . . .Clinic 11. Point of ViewClinic 12. Word Definition PoemsClinic 13. Weighting the Evidence: Logical PoetryClinic 14. The Prepositional Phrase PoemClinic 15. Simile for MeClinic 16. Metaphor Mentor TextClinic 17. Exquisite Metaphors: Comparing Apples and OrangesClinic 18. The Extended Metaphor: Care and FeedingClinic 19. Revision up Close: Self-Edit ChecklistClinic 20. Speaking out: Public Speaking with ConvictionRevision ChecklistAbout the PoetsIndex of Poems
- ISBN: 978-1-4522-8686-0
- Editorial: Corwin
- Encuadernacion: Desconocida
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 27/11/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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