The Poetry Experience: Choosing and Using Poetry in the Classroom - Couverture souple

Fitch, Sheree; Swartz, Larry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1551382237 ISBN 13 : 9781551382234

Editeur : Pembroke Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This playful 32-page flip book explores all aspects of poetry -- from guidelines and an overview of poetic forms to the Top Ten lists of various poetry favorites. Handy reproducible masters are also provided which include a poetry timetable, ten questions to ask about any poem, an observation checklist for teachers, and a personal poetry inventory for students.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Sheree Fitch is writer, speaker, educator and author of books in many genres and for all ages. From board books for babies (Kisses, Kisses, Baby-o!) to award-winning picture books (Sleeping Dragons All Around, Mabel Murple) to young adult fiction (The Gravesavers, Pluto's Ghost) as well as poetry and fiction for adults, Sheree has been a published writer for almost twenty-five years. Awards for her writing include the Mr. Christie Book Award, the Anne Connor Brimer Award, the Hackmatack, the Silver Birch, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspiring to children. She has studied yoga and core fitness programs and is an avid outdoor fresh-air enthusiast.

Larry, a native of Toronto, holds degrees from York University and the University of Toronto, where he earned his master and doctor of education degrees. He has been a classroom teacher, literacy consultant, and drama consultant for twenty five years in the Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ontario.

He is currently an instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and principal of continuing education courses and dramatic arts at OISE.

"Following a degree in art history, I chose to enter the teaching profession and began my career as a visual arts and language arts teacher. I continued my studies and received specialist qualifications in reading as well as dramatic arts. My doctoral research in the world of written and oral response has framed my values about personal responses to literature as well as the need to build active and interactive literacy communities.

"As a classroom teacher I have worked in all grades at the elementary level and in particular had a strong literature-based program where a wide range of picture books, novels and poetry anthologies filled my classroom. Over the years I have enjoyed sharing my interest in literacy programming in courses and in professional development sessions throughout Canada; the United States; Beijing, China; New Zealand; and Austria.

"I have been fortunate to enrich my practice by being surrounded with a community of experts who have like-minded goals. I have been mentored through courses with David Booth and Gordon Wells, through rich conversations with colleagues such as Shelley Peterson, Franki Sibberson, and Jennifer Rowsell; and by the words and stories shared by authors such as Lucy Calkins, Shelley Harwayne, Chris Tovani, and Debbie Miller.

"Professional development arises out of a need to question our practice and pay attention to events and data that can informï¿1/2and changeï¿1/2that practice.

"As for authoring a book, I would say that the best approach is to start with a strong table of contents; to revisit, reshape, and revise the outline many times; and then just get down and write. I do keep the classroom teacher in mind at all times when I am writing, hoping that the strategies I suggest and stories I tell can inspire them to reflect on their own practice and to consider alternative strategies for engaging all learners in literacy development."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pembroke Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1551382237
• ISBN 13: 9781551382234
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible