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Harcourt, Roger – Use of English, 1974
Discusses some of the difficulties of teaching poetry that arise from the need to interest students while avoiding an explication that turns them away from poetry. (RB)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Secondary Education
Teaching the "A" Level Text: The Poetry of Edward Thomas.
Brinton, Ian – Use of English, 1986
Outlines the teaching of Edward Thomas' poetry over a six-week period. (SRT)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Secondary Education
From a Teacher's Notebook--13: Explorations. Poetic Writing with Upper Juniors.
Berry, John – Use of English, 1983
Discusses the use of exercises that help students learn to write poetry. (HOD)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Poetry, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Learning by Heart.
Gill, Richard – Use of English, 1983
Commends the practice of learning poetry by heart. (HOD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Memorization, Poetry, Rote Learning
From a Teacher's Notebook--12.
Davies, John – Use of English, 1982
Relates the experience of hearing what sounds can achieve to echo, enforce, and enrich meaning in the teaching of poetry. (HOD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Figurative Language, Imagery, Poetry
Tactics with Poetry: Poem as Performance.
Henson, Stuart – Use of English, 1980
Shows how teachers can begin with the sound of a poem in performance as a springboard to a critical understanding of the writer's art. Provides suggestions helpful in staging performances. (GT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation, Poetry
Teaching Poetry in the Secondary School
Lesser, Peter A. – Use of English, 1974
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Poetry
Teaching the "A" Level Text: T. S. Eliot--The Poetry up to Ash Wednesday.
Dean, Paul – Use of English, 1988
Suggests an approach to teaching the poetry of T. S. Eliot.
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Literary History, Poetry, Reading Assignments
Did You Ever See a Poet? English through Poetry in the Lower Secondary School.
Wilson, Raymond – Use of English, 1982
Argues that the use of poetry forms in the teaching of poetry helps students express themselves, complete a set form according to principles, practice precision of thought and language, and appreciate the use of imagery. (HOD)
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Imagery, Literary Devices, Metaphors
Tactics with Poetry: A Sense of Place.
Davies, John – Use of English, 1980
Outlines an approach used in teaching poetry as a craft, in which poems about small town life were read and discussed to help students discover and write down their responses to their own town. (GT)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Municipalities, Poetry
West Indian Writers for the Classroom (2): Derek Walcott.
Hollingworth, Brian – Use of English, 1989
Examines the work of West Indian poet Derek Walcott. Notes that although his poetry is intellectually and emotionally challenging (and therefore difficult to teach), he demands recognition as a significant contemporary poet. (MM)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Poetry, Secondary Education
Poetry: Helping Children To Work
Chamberlain, M. A.; Riley, J. – Use of English, 1970
Discusses ways teachers can help their students write worthwhile poems by preparing the children, providing them with suitable occasions for writing, and giving them opportunities to refine their poems. (DD)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Poetry
Muddy Tracks: On the Poetry of Juniors.
Carter, Dennis – Use of English, 1989
Explores the nature of children's poetry. Describes an underlying mechanism activated when children engage deeply, meditate unselfconsciously, and express those meditations through the act of writing. Urges teachers to incorporate into writing instruction children's natural inclination to play. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Poetry
From a Teacher's Notebook--20: Making the Work Their Own: Responses and Ways In.
Fynes-Clinton, Michael; Mills, Perry – Use of English, 1987
Discusses ways to teach modern plays and poetry, using a reader response approach that makes the works more accessible to students. (HTH)
Descriptors: Drama, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Poetry
Poetry versus Prose--From a Teacher's Notebook.
Mason, Bernard – Use of English, 1987
Describes a method used to show students the difference between poetry and prose. Points out that such a method, although effective and enjoyable, fails to meet government standards for oral assessment work. (ARH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods
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