Opening a Door

by Paul Janezcko

Book Overview

Reading Poetry in the Middle School Classroom Dive into Poetry!Want to teach poetry with confidence and passion? Paul Janeczko shows you how. Working from his belief that children will read poetry if... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439332079
• ISBN13: 9780439332071
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Teaching Resources
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Teaching Poetry in MS

Just ordered this book over the summer, and plan to use it with my 7th grade students this school year. I like the focus on exploring meaning in poetry, not actually having students write poems (though that could easily be amended to these lessons). There is a nice variety of work here, from Gary Soto to Edgar Allen Poe. I think this book will help teachers read and discuss poetry with middle school students. The resources in the back of the book, including online sites and lists of anthologies, are especially helpful.

poetic simplicity

An interesting selection of poems each accompanied by a lesson. Lessons easily expanded upon and adapted for various ability levels. I especially appreciate the variety of poems and the fact that they are not typical.