Poems from Homeroom

Poems from Homeroom PDF Author: Kathi Appelt
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805069785
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Book Description
A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a section with information about how each poem was written to enable readers to create their own original poems.

Poems from Homeroom

Poems from Homeroom PDF Author: Kathi Appelt
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805069785
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Book Description
A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a section with information about how each poem was written to enable readers to create their own original poems.

Poetry Everywhere

Poetry Everywhere PDF Author: Jack Collom
Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
ISBN: 9780915924691
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Book Description
The dazzling new edition of this "tremendously valuable resource" (Kliatt) contains 65 writing exercises and more than 400 example poems. It also discusses how to integrate poetry writing into the English class and essential topics such as sound and rhythm, traditional poetic forms, inventing and adapting exercises, revision, and publishing. "The lessons are presented with clarity, common sense, and sophisticated artistic sensibilities."-Missoula Independent "Poetry Everywhere will ease any trepidation [about writing poetry]."-English Journal

Manger

Manger PDF Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802854192
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19

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Book Description
There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this rich collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer. The poems represent a diverse group of animals, but all come together with one singular purpose: celebrating the joy of the miraculous event. This collection of graceful poems provides readers with a Nativity story unlike any other -- at times gently humorous, at times profound, but always inviting readers to appreciate the wonder of Christmas. This book is a perfect gift for the holiday season. Includes poems by... Lee Bennett Hopkins Joan Bransfield Graham Amy Ludwig VanDerwater X. J. Kennedy Jude Mandell Marilyn Nelson Jane Yolen Ann Whitford Paul Prince Redcloud Rebecca Kai Dotlich Michele Krueger Alma Flor Ada Alicia Schertle

Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream PDF Author: Kristine O'Connell George
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 9781328900180
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A collection of poems capture the feelings and experiences of a girl in middle school.

Something Big Has Been Here

Something Big Has Been Here PDF Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688064345
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Book Description
Something big is right here! It is this book of wonderful, funny new poems by lack Prelutsky. If you've read The New Kid on the Block, you have some idea of the treat ahead. And if you haven't, all you have to do is start reading! Here are four vain and ancient tortoises, a rat of culture, Super Samson Simpson, a meat loaf that defies an ax, five flying hotdogs--and many, many more people, animals, and things that are destined to become part of the lives of everyone who loves to laugh. Say them, chant them, learn them by heart, or just read them--Jack Prelutsky's poems are incomparable. The long-awaited companion to The New Kid on the Block. "A wealth of funny new verse from a favorite poet. Prelutsky's comic muse is at its best here....Another winner."--Kirkus Reviews. "Prelutsky has done it again."--School Library Journal

Poems Please!

Poems Please! PDF Author: David Booth
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
ISBN: 1551381575
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Book Description
Discusses children's poetry, the techniques and forms of poetry, and related topics, and provides advice for teachers on such aspects of using poetry in the classroom as reading aloud, dramatization, and student poetry writing.

Where I'm from

Where I'm from PDF Author: Steven Borsman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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Book Description
"In the Fall of 2010 I gave an assignment in my Appalachian Literature class at Berea College, telling my students to write their own version of "Where I'm From" poem based on the writing prompt and poem by George Ella Lyon, one of the preeminent Appalachian poets. I was so impressed by the results of the assignment that I felt the poems needed to be preserved in a bound document. Thus, this little book. These students completely captured the complexities of this region and their poems contain all the joys and sorrows of living in Appalachia. I am proud that they were my students and I am very proud that together we produced this record of contemporary Appalachian Life" -- Silas House

What Teachers Make

What Teachers Make PDF Author: Taylor Mali
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101577363
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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Book Description
In praise of the greatest job in the world... The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever. Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny, perceptive look at life in the classroom pays tribute to the joys of teaching…and explains why teachers are so vital to our society. What Teachers Make is a book that will be treasured and shared by every teacher in America—and everybody who’s ever loved or learned from one.

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets PDF Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536221694
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59

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Book Description
A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder. Out of gratitude for the poet’s art form, Newbery Award–winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors’ hearts sing and their minds wonder. Stunning mixed-media images by Ekua Holmes, winner of a Caldecott Honor and a John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, complete the celebration and invite the reader to listen, wonder, and perhaps even pick up a pen.

The Altar of Innocence

The Altar of Innocence PDF Author: Ann Bracken
Publisher: Scarith
ISBN: 9780990693956
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Book Description
The Altar of Innocence is about a mother who is in unfilled artist and a daughter who struggles to untangle the web of her mother¿s depression, alcoholism, and suicide attempt. As the daughter grows into a woman, she experiences her own confrontation with depression and a crumbling marriage. Deeply dissatisfied with the explanation of depression as a chemical imbalance in the brain, she peers into her own dark night of the soul and undertakes a spiritual journey. In order to finally claim her voice, she must overcome the patriarchy of the mental health system, challenge her treatment options, and navigate an increasingly difficult relationship with her husband. The poems in The Altar of Innocence come from my heart and from the sincere desire to share my journey in the hopes that others may find courage and inspiration. ¿Ann Bracken creates a vibrant dialogue with her reader. Her emotional vocabulary is wholeheartedly offered to us like a gift to the world. Bracken¿s strength comes from an equilibrium between idea and performance¿interior and exterior lives, smartly drawn. With a strong voice, vitally engaged, she presents characters and behavior without judgment. Poetry is the vehicle that makes us laugh and cry at her ¿Altar of Innocence.¿ ¿Grace Cavalieri, poet and producer of the radio show ¿The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress¿ ¿The Altar of Innocence offers readers a rare and compassionate look at depression. By telling her mother¿s story and sharing her own, Ann Bracken takes us on an intimate journey through two generations of mental illness and ultimate healing. Readers will find hope in her journey.¿ ¿ Laura Shovan, writer and publisher of Little Patuxant Review