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Book Ten second Rainshowers

Download or read book Ten second Rainshowers written by Sandford Lyne and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poems about childhood, family, nature, and other subjects, written by young people ranging in age from eight to eighteen.

Book Poem Central

    Book Details:
  • Author : Shirley McPhillips
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2023-10-10
  • ISBN : 1003843980
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book Poem Central written by Shirley McPhillips and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In everything we have to understand, poetry can help. Tony Hoagland, Harper's , April 2013 In Poem Central: Word Journeys with Readers and Writers , Shirley McPhillips helps us better understand the central role poetry can play in our personal lives and in the life of our classrooms. She introduces us to professional poets, teachers, and students----people of different ages and walks of life---who are actively engaged in reading and making poems. Their stories and their work show us the power of poems to illuminate the ordinary, to nurture, inspire and stand alongside us for the journey. Poem Central is divided into three main parts-;weaving poetry into our lives and our classrooms, reading poems, and writing poems. McPhillipshas structured the book in short sections that are easy to read and dip into. Each section has a specific focus, provides background knowledge, shows poets at work, highlights information on crafting, defines poetic terms, features finished work, includes classroom examples, and lists additional resources. In Poem Central -; a place where people and poems meet-;teachers and students will discover how to find their way into a poem, have conversations around poems, and learn fresh and exciting ways to make poems. Readers will enjoy the dozens of poems throughout the book that serve to instruct, to inspire, and to send us on unique word journeys of the mind and heart.

Book Immersed in Verse

Download or read book Immersed in Verse written by Allan Wolf and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for young poets offers advice on how to find topics, create a poem, revise a poem, start a writer's group, and get published.

Book Practice with Purpose

    Book Details:
  • Author : Debbie Diller
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2023-10-10
  • ISBN : 100384345X
  • Pages : 362 pages

Download or read book Practice with Purpose written by Debbie Diller and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her 30 years as an educator, Debbie Diller has closely examined classroom practice, asking Why? What's the purpose? Watching primary students work successfully at literacy work stations, she wondered with teachers, Why don't we have upper-grade students doing this? Could we kick it up a notch? In her new book, Debbie shows teachers of grades three-to-six how to structure their classrooms so that all students can be successful doing meaningful independent work using literacy work stations. Practice with Purpose offers guidance on establishing routines for independent reading and response writing, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage a variety of hands-on literacy work stations appropriate for intermediate students. Each chapter includes: how to introduce the station;innovative ways to use materials;what to model to guarantee independence;how to troubleshoot; assessment and accountability ideas; how the station supports student achievement on state tests; reflection questions for professional development. The extensive appendix includes time-saving tools such as management board icons, graphic organizers, task cards, and recommended Web sites and children's literature.

Book Writing Poetry from the Inside Out

Download or read book Writing Poetry from the Inside Out written by Sandford Lyne and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Writing Poetry from the Inside Out, poet and national poetry workshop leader, Sandford Lyne, offers the writing exercises, guidance, and encouragement you need to find the poet inside you. Lyne's techniques, which he developed through twenty years of teaching poetry workshops, flow from an understanding that poetry is an art form open to everyone. We all can-and should-write poetry. In this enchanting and inspiring volume, Lyne will introduce you to the pleasures and surprises of writing poetry, and his methods and insights will help you tap into your own unique voice and perspective to compose poems of your own in as little as a few minutes. Whether you are an experienced writer looking for new techniques and sources of inspiration or a novice poet who has never written a poem in your life, Writing Poetry from the Inside Out will help you to craft the poems you've always longed to write.

Book How to Get Your Child to Love Reading

Download or read book How to Get Your Child to Love Reading written by Esmé Raji Codell and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice and guidelines on how to expand a child's world through books and reading, introducing three thousand teacher-recommended book titles, craft ideas, projects, recipes, and reading club tips.

Book Women on Poetry

Download or read book Women on Poetry written by Carol Smallwood, and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these 59 essays, published female poets share a wealth of practical advice and inspiration. Aimed at students and aspiring and experienced poets alike, the essays address such topics as the women's collective writing experience, tips on teaching in numerous contexts, the publishing process, and essential wisdom to aid the poet in her chosen vocation.

Book Roots and Flowers

Download or read book Roots and Flowers written by Liz Rosenberg and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of essays and poems, featuring contributions from forty poets in which they discuss their feelings about family and poetry, share personal photographs, and provide one or more poems about the transitions that come with being part of a family.

Book What Do I Do about the Kid Who

Download or read book What Do I Do about the Kid Who written by Kathleen Gould Lundy and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents strategies on ways to create a classroom environment that will motivate reluctant learners.

Book Soft Hay Will Catch You

Download or read book Soft Hay Will Catch You written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poems written by young people aged eight to eighteen on a variety of subjects.

Book Poetry in Literature for Youth

Download or read book Poetry in Literature for Youth written by Angela Leeper and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-03-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry in Literature for Youth offers teachers, librarians, parents, and students with an instrumental guide for incorporating all forms of poetry into the curriculum. More than 900 annotated entries provide descriptions of books and other resources, including anthologies, classics, various poetry formats, poetry novels, multicultural poetry, performance poetry, teen poetry, poet biographies, and curriculum connections. Educators, who are often unaware of the poetry resources available-particularly for young adults-will welcome this book with open arms. Lists for building a core poetry collection, along with resources for teaching poetry criticism and writing, electronic poetry resources, booktalks, classroom activities, and lesson plans complement this guide. Author, Geographic, Grade, Subject, and Title indexes are also included. For anyone interested in knowing more about poetry in literature, this is an indispensable guide.

Book Poetry People

Download or read book Poetry People written by Sylvia M. Vardell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Sylvia Vardell's new children's poetry reference book provides a comprehensive introduction to more than 60 contemporary young people's poets. Focusing primarily on those who are still actively writing today, the author includes poets appropriate for young children through young adults. Each entry features brief biographical information, highlights selected poetry books authored, showcases awards won, notes related Web sites, and provides suggestions for making connections (programming ideas, related books and activities). The book is ideal for librarians who serve children and young adults, as well as for teachers and others who work with children and young adults. Beginning with Arnold Adoff the list of poets is both impressive and informative. A sample: Francisco Alarcon, Aileen Fisher, Douglas Florian, Nikki Giovanni, Kristine O'Connell George, Jane Yolen, Eloise Greenfield, John Ciardi and many more!

Book Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education

Download or read book Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education written by John P. Miller and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education, scholars from around the globe address the theory, practice, and poetics of holistic education. Some of the topics explored include educating the soul; partnership education; nourishing adolescents' spirituality; education and the modern assault on being human; the Eros of teaching; personal creativity as soul work; pedagogies of compassion; and meditation, masculinity, and meaningful life.

Book The Farmer and Mechanic

Download or read book The Farmer and Mechanic written by William Holt Starr and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Social Aggression Among Girls

Download or read book Social Aggression Among Girls written by Marion K. Underwood and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2003-04-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While several recent popular books address the topic of girls' "meanness" to one another, this volume offers the first balanced, scholarly analysis of scientific knowledge in this area. Integrating current research on emotion regulation, gender, and peer relations, the book examines how girls are socialized to experience and express anger and aggression from infancy through adolescence. Considered are the developmental functions of such behaviors as gossip, friendship manipulation, and social exclusion; consequences for both victims and perpetrators; and approaches to intervention and prevention. Presenting innovative research models and methods, this is an accessible and much-needed synthesis for researchers, professionals, and students. Key Features: * Hot topic, garnering coverage in general media (e.g., The New York Times Magazine) * Accessibly written, with examples clarifying abstract points * Covers and integrates both physical and social aggression

Book The Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Los Angeles Magazine

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2000-04
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Los Angeles Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.