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The Poetry of James Reeves.
Cullup, Michael – Use of English, 1986
Asserts that the poetry of James Reeves has been neglected but shows, through attention to his poetry, that perhaps he wanted to be inconspicuous. (SRT)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Poetry
Teaching Wilfred Owen.
Williams, Michael – Use of English, 1988
Suggests a course unit created in response to General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) guidelines which attempts to avoid the guidelines' inherent division between skills and creative response. (JAD)
Descriptors: Assignments, English Curriculum, Poetry, Secondary Education
West Indian Writers for the Classroom (3): Edward Kamau Brathwaite.
Hollingworth, Brian – Use of English, 1991
Discusses the poetry of the West Indian author Edward Kamau Brathwaite. Explores Brathwaite's use of the oral mode to emphasize the African tradition in the Caribbean voice. (PRA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Poets
That Terrifying Poet.
Mason, Bernard – Use of English, 1991
Discusses the notion of Robert Frost as "that terrifying poet." Analyses some of Frost's poetry in this light and discusses the reactions of students. (PRA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Student Reaction
Wordsworth as Interviewer.
Mason, Bernard – Use of English, 1986
Describes how Wordsworth's "The Last of the Flock" was taught in an English literature course as a poem, but also as a means of understanding unemployment and how it affects people emotionally. (SRT)
Descriptors: Career Education, English Instruction, Poetry, Secondary Education
Teaching the A Level Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Hills, Susan – Use of English, 1987
Describes a teacher's experience of learning about the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins along with her students. Asserts that through understanding his use of imagery and internal half-rhyme, students gained an appreciation of his poetry. (SRT)
Descriptors: Imagery, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Literature Appreciation
Another Look at Poetry Anthologies.
Andrews, Richard – Use of English, 1990
Reviews poetry anthologies published in the 1980s for both secondary and elementary levels. Focuses on how anthologies are structured and which poets are included. (MM)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Elementary Secondary Education, Poetry, Reading Material Selection
Sharing Poems
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
Poetry in School
Thompson, Denys – Use of English, 1975
Discusses the importance of teaching poetry and lists the works of poets widely liked by adolescents. (RB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Poetry
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
Ten Year Old Poets.
Holbrook, David – Use of English, 1981
Relates the experiences of a poet who helped 30 10-year-old children write and understand poetry. Contains examples of the students' work. (FL)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Poetry, Writing Instruction
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
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