Whether you use poetry daily, or are incorporating it into a special unit, we all have the same problem. How do you get students excited about poetry? How do you find good sources of poetry? How do I teach poetry to beginning readers and writers?
In this course Susan gives you step by step lessons, with a hands on approaches to different literary areas such as KWL charts, cooperative learning groups, writer’s workshop, and independent reading, easy to follow workbooks-teacher and student, pacing guide. Included are PowerPoint explanations of forms of poetry and one for students to display their favorite poems. This is a great way to excite students and invite parents in to view the work you have been successfully doing with the class.