Luna, Luna: Creative Writing Ideas from Spanish, Latin American, and Latino Literature

Book Overview

In these 21 lively essays, such distinguished contributors as Naomi Shihab Nye, Julia Alvarez, and Mart n Espada share their experience in creating groundbreaking curricula, using the many Spanish language literatures of the world as imaginative writing models. Lessons provide tools for approaching such treasures as Federico Garc a Lorca, Pablo Neruda and Sandra Cisneros. Each essay targets specific grade levels (e.g. middle school, high school) or addresses the bilingual classroom, making this text an invaluable resource for teachers in diverse regions, of multiple grade levels. Included are writing samples from students of every level, from K-College.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915924528
• ISBN13: 9780915924523
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A must-have for any educator interested in cultural literacy

Luna, Luna is a wonderful addition to any educator's bag of tricks! Whether you are a teacher of Spanish, Bilingual Education, History, English, Creative Writing, Science--need I go on?--you will find inspiration here. A series of essays and examples of lessons using the poetry of Latinoamérica, Luna Luna is an excellent resource and truly should be part of your teaching library. Whether you choose to follow the lesson ideas step-by-step, or merely take them as a starting point for your own work, this book is not to be missed.