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Powerful Poetry

Read, write, rejoice, recite poetry all year long

by (author) Adrienne Gear

Publisher
Pembroke Publishers
Initial publish date
Dec 2021
Category
Professional Development, Language Arts
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551383521
    Publish Date
    Dec 2021
    List Price
    $28.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781551389530
    Publish Date
    Nov 2021
    List Price
    $25.95

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Powerful Poetry celebrates the beauty, power, and pleasure of poetry in the classroom. This highly-readable book outlines the many benefits of integrating poetry into your literacy program, including building reading, writing, and speaking skills, nurturing creativity, and celebrating language. Powerful Poetry provides practical, enjoyable lessons for integrating poetry into your year-long literacy program and engaging ways to introduce poetic structure, language, tools, and devices. Book lists introduce a wide range of wonderful poems and poets. Ideal for new and experienced teachers who are looking to bring the power of poetry into their classroom.

About the author

Vesna Balac is Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Radiologic Sciences Programs at Indiana University Northwest. Currently a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, she is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the Association of Educators in Radiologic Sciences (A.E.I.R.S.) and Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists. Ms. Balac earned her B.S. in Radiologic Sciences from Indiana University Northwest and an M.S. in Adult Education from Indiana University, Bloomington.

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