Genre: School Education
Paperback: 52 pages

Description: The teacher's guide for Lindamichellebaron's THE SUN IS ON: POETRY & IDEAS.

Synopsis:

This guide was designed as a multiuse resource book. In addition to utilizing the contents of the entire book, teachers should feel free to pick and choose lessons for short segments on poetry or to complement the content of other lessons. Each lesson contains the following sections: PATHWAYS TO POETRY provides an analysis of the poetic devices contained in the poem. POETRY WORKSHOP suggests student assignments that will help them recognize and understand those poetic devices. VOCABULARY lists words specific to the content of the poem. Teachers can use these vocabulary words as a spelling list or as an opportunity for students to look up definitions in the dictionary or synonyms in a thesaurus. DISCUSSION/CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS encourage students to analyze poems and use critical thinking. ACTIVITIES provide students with opportunities to use their own skills and talents to express the theme or message of the poem. THE SUN IS ON ACTIVITIES lists the page number of activities within THE SUN IS ON to encourage teachers to take full advantage of poetic resources.

Product Details:

· Paperback: 52 pages
· Binding: Wire-O
· Publisher: Harlin Jacque Publications (February 2005)
· ISBN: 0940938138
· Product Number: 18294248