HOW TO TEACH POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 8-13

NOW IN A FULLY REVISED AND EXTENDED SECOND EDITION, HOW TO TEACH POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR AGES 8-13 IS A PRACTICAL AND ACTIVITY BASED RESOURCE OF WRITING WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOU TEACH POETRY IN THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM. DESIGNED TO HELP BUILD WRITING, SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS, THIS BOOK CONTAINS A WIDE SELECTION OF WORKSHOPS EXEMPLIFYING A VARIETY OF POETRY STYLES AND SHOWING HOW THEIR UNIQUE FEATURES CAN BE USED TO TEACH KEY LITERACY SKILLS. THIS BOOK INCLUDES REDRAFTING AND REVISING ACTIVITIES; POETRY WRITING FRAMES; TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY POEMS FROM A RANGE OF CULTURES; POEMS WRITTEN BY CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE SUBJECTS; WORD GAMES AND NOTES ON PERFORMING POETRY; CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS; NEW WORKSHOPS ON PERFORMANCE POETRY, WORDPLAY, RHYMING AND UNRHYMING POETRY SENSES AND NARRATIVE POETRY; AN A-Z GUIDE TO POETRY. FEATURING A WEALTH OF POEMS AND A NEW BIBLIOGRAPHY TO HELP YOU FIND THE PERFECT POEM FOR A LESSON, THIS BOOK WILL BE OF INTEREST TO ALL TEACHERS LOOKING