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Peer reviewedJacobs, Lucky – Language Arts, 1976
Writing poems about sports is a way to incorporate writing skills in a language experience approach to poetry. (JH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Poetry, Student Writing Models, Writing Exercises
Peer reviewedLuce-Kapler, Rebecca – Language Arts, 1999
Uses poetry and poetic prose to remind readers of the power of poetic language. Discusses the author's experience as a poet and her work with teachers to bring poetry into children's lives. (SR)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Language Rhythm, Poetry
Peer reviewedKuhlman, Wilma D.; Bradley, Linda – Language Arts, 1999
Discusses the development of voice through a specific free-form poetry-writing experience. Suggests a method for teaching poetry that draws heavily on poets from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Shares evidence that this approach to teaching poetry can be the starting point for students developing writers' voice, and suggests ways to move…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Multicultural Education
Peer reviewedMorse, Sandy – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Writing, Language Arts, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedPillar, Arlene M. – Language Arts, 1976
Descriptors: American History, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing
Peer reviewedApol, Laura; Harris, Jodi – Language Arts, 1999
Discusses the efforts of a fifth-grade teacher and a visiting poet to rekindle students' sense of poetic passion and pleasure. Describes how the authors introduced students to poems for two voices (using P. Fleischman's "Joyful Noise"). The poetry unit culminated in a project in which students read and performed Fleischman's poems, then wrote and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Dramatics, Grade 5
