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Jigsaw
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Unlock the world of poetry with this comprehensive photocopiable resource, tailored specifically for middle secondary teachers aiming to enhance their students' literary skills. This resource is a treasure trove of engaging poetry selections, providing a variety of teaching strategies designed to captivate young minds. Inside, you’ll discover contributions from renowned Australian poets Jeff Guess and Kris Hemensley, complete with draft poems that allow students to explore the creative revision process of poets. The carefully curated content covers everything from Jigsaw poems by Alfred Tennyson to dialogue performances by Paul Fleischman.
Your students will delve into the essence of performance poetry, engaging in group activities that prepare them for oral presentations while discovering the nuances of poetic expression. With sections dedicated to writing workshops, the art of drafting, and various poetic themes like school, prejudice, and progress, this resource ensures a well-rounded approach to literary education. From choral speaking to readers theatre, your classroom will be buzzing with creative energy. This resource is essential for educators seeking effective ways to inspire a love for poetry in their students, making learning both fun and impactful.
Whether you're looking to facilitate discussions on classic poets or introduce innovative poetry-writing techniques, this photocopiable resource is your go-to guide for fostering a dynamic learning environment in language arts.
Author: Ken Watson Publisher: Phoenix Education
Publication Date: 11-04-2016
This photocopiable resource provides teachers with a range of poetry suitable for middle secondary years, and a wealth of suggestions and approaches for teaching the poems. Two Australian poets, Jeff Guess and Kris Hemensley, have provided drafts of their poems, enabling students to study the ways in which poets revise and perfect their work. Jeff Guess has also provided many suggestions for poetry-writing workshops. A section on performance poetry suggests ways in which students, in groups, can prepare poems for oral presentation. Contents A VARIETY OF APPROACHES Jigsaw poem — Alfred Tennyson Verse Riddles — Anglo-Saxon riddles, John Fuller, John Mole, May Swenson, Vasko Popa Asking Questions — poem by E.E. Cummings Cloze — Percy Bysshe Shelley Sequencing — George Herbert, James Wright Jumbled Poems — John Dryden, Vernon Scannell, Thomas Otway POEMS FOR PERFORMANCE Choral Speaking — Ogden Nash Dialogue Performance — Paul Fleischman, Roger McGough, Gael Turnbull Readers Theatre — Allan Ahlberg, Paul Dehn, Peter Dixon WRITING POETRY Getting Started — The Joeys Memories — Marietta Elliott Tone — Jeff Guess Haiku — Jeff Guess,Roger McGough THE DRAFTING GRIND The Drafting Grind — Jeff Guess, Chris Hemensley THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE The Dramatic Monologue — Robert Browning, Carol Ann Duffy THREE THEMES School — Gregory Harrison, John Latham, Barrie Wade Progress? — Vachel Lindsay, Raymond Wilson Prejudice — Jack Davis, Jackie Kay, Jim Wong-chu POEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITY Sounds and Pictures — William Blake Perfect? — Jeff Guess Poems in Translation — two versions of one of the Songs of Solomon Missing Words — John Donne Poems to Compare — John Donne, Richard Lovelace POEMS BY PETER SKRYZNECKI
Your students will delve into the essence of performance poetry, engaging in group activities that prepare them for oral presentations while discovering the nuances of poetic expression. With sections dedicated to writing workshops, the art of drafting, and various poetic themes like school, prejudice, and progress, this resource ensures a well-rounded approach to literary education. From choral speaking to readers theatre, your classroom will be buzzing with creative energy. This resource is essential for educators seeking effective ways to inspire a love for poetry in their students, making learning both fun and impactful.
Whether you're looking to facilitate discussions on classic poets or introduce innovative poetry-writing techniques, this photocopiable resource is your go-to guide for fostering a dynamic learning environment in language arts.
Author: Ken Watson Publisher: Phoenix Education
Publication Date: 11-04-2016
This photocopiable resource provides teachers with a range of poetry suitable for middle secondary years, and a wealth of suggestions and approaches for teaching the poems. Two Australian poets, Jeff Guess and Kris Hemensley, have provided drafts of their poems, enabling students to study the ways in which poets revise and perfect their work. Jeff Guess has also provided many suggestions for poetry-writing workshops. A section on performance poetry suggests ways in which students, in groups, can prepare poems for oral presentation. Contents A VARIETY OF APPROACHES Jigsaw poem — Alfred Tennyson Verse Riddles — Anglo-Saxon riddles, John Fuller, John Mole, May Swenson, Vasko Popa Asking Questions — poem by E.E. Cummings Cloze — Percy Bysshe Shelley Sequencing — George Herbert, James Wright Jumbled Poems — John Dryden, Vernon Scannell, Thomas Otway POEMS FOR PERFORMANCE Choral Speaking — Ogden Nash Dialogue Performance — Paul Fleischman, Roger McGough, Gael Turnbull Readers Theatre — Allan Ahlberg, Paul Dehn, Peter Dixon WRITING POETRY Getting Started — The Joeys Memories — Marietta Elliott Tone — Jeff Guess Haiku — Jeff Guess,Roger McGough THE DRAFTING GRIND The Drafting Grind — Jeff Guess, Chris Hemensley THE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE The Dramatic Monologue — Robert Browning, Carol Ann Duffy THREE THEMES School — Gregory Harrison, John Latham, Barrie Wade Progress? — Vachel Lindsay, Raymond Wilson Prejudice — Jack Davis, Jackie Kay, Jim Wong-chu POEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITY Sounds and Pictures — William Blake Perfect? — Jeff Guess Poems in Translation — two versions of one of the Songs of Solomon Missing Words — John Donne Poems to Compare — John Donne, Richard Lovelace POEMS BY PETER SKRYZNECKI
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