Poems Are Teachers: How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres

by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

"Poems wake us up, keep us company, and remind us that our world is big and small, And too, poems teach us how to write. Anything." Amy Ludwig VanDerwater explains in Poems Are Teachers.

This is a practical book designed for every classroom teacher. Each lesson exploration includes three poems, one by a contemporary adult poet and two by students in grades 2 through 8, which serve as models to illustrate how poetry teaches writers to:

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325096538
• ISBN13: 9780325096537
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"