Argues that, despite the capacity of cognitive psychologists to shed light on certain disputes in literary theory, it is necessary to continue to look to poets for insight into how authors share their experience with others through print. (FL)

Attempts to understand the model which underlies the theory of Open Education, the Horticultural Model. Examines four epistemological and normative theses contained in this model. (Author/RK)

A planetarium program interpreting a Spanish poem about the moon recited by members of an intermediate Spanish class is described. (RM)

Contends that symbol-hunting is a more effective way of studying poetry than close reading. (DD)

The literacy-themed poems in this anthology--reprinted from the premier journal for literacy educators, "The Reading Teacher"--give teachers, literacy coaches, and parents a new way to enhance literacy learning. Use this book to: (1) Integrate poetry into classroom lessons to develop students' lifelong love of reading and writing; (2) Motivate…

At the turn of the 19th century, the United States was a rapidly growing nation. When the United States acquired territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, the job of maintaining open sea lanes fell to the U.S. Navy. To maintain a strong and well-trained force, the Navy needed to attract personnel to work onboard their ships. It used…

This book explores the moving world, introducing more than 100 movement experiences organized around the themes of rules, recipes, props, poetry and prose, objects and images, and integrated arts. It is intended to help the teacher develop an eye as choreographer. The book includes six chapters. Each chapter identifies a theme, specific learning…

The Anglo-American Imagist movement, begun in England by Ezra Pound in 1909 and flourishing through 1918, claimed to have drawn inspiration from Chinese and Japanese poetic forms. The promoters of Imagism, which included Hilda Doolittle, John Gould Fletcher, Richard Aldington, and later, Amy Lowell and William Carlos Williams, were attempting to…

This collection of ideas for poetry is intended to provide teachers with tips for ways in which poetry could be integrated into the daily classroom curriculum. Noting that talking about poetry is an important step in helping students see poetry as a viable outlet for their voices, the collection states that poetry should also offer students…

This lesson uses the informational power of the Internet for a prewriting activity. Through various Internet sites, students gather information about the history and celebration practices associated with Veterans Day. Following the prewriting activity, students write content-rich poems that honor veterans. During the 45-minute prewriting session,…

Letter poems make poetry accessible, meaningful, and fun. Letter poems are also an apt medium for exploring a defining characteristic of poetry--line breaks. Students explore letter poems and experiment with writing letters as poems, using the placement of line breaks to enhance rhythm, sound, meaning, and appearance. During the two 40-minute…

This paper uses narrative criticism to analyze the ancient Indian religious poem, the "Bhagavad Gita." This important text, the second most widely translated piece of literature in the world, will receive much-deserved rhetorical attention to its narrative and how this helps construct issues of the self, the world, action, and ontology.…

All lessons in this unit of study are designed to introduce some of the basic elements of poetry (simile, metaphor, alliteration, sensory language, etc.) while exposing students to a realistic slice of Appalachian life. Appropriate grade levels and a time frame are suggested, and relevant Virginia Standards of Learning are outlined in the unit.…

This document contains monthly issues of "Teachers Magazine" from June 1905 to June 1906. Issues typically include sections with music, plays, songs, poems, and games; a calendar for the month; monthly plans; and sections on picture study; current-events classroom talks; grade work; books; and miscellaneous topics. [This content was…

Article described an exploration in some depth of effective ways to bring reluctant students (and teachers) to a practical and relevant use of literature. (Editor/RK)