This page displays some of the products of a graduate workshop for teachers held March 16-17 at Bluffton College. The workshop dealt with "poetry, play, and learning," with ways of experiencing the pleasures of poetic language, and with techniques for teaching those pleasures to students at various grade levels. Students in the workshop wrote a number of poems and exercises, some of which are included below, and also completed lesson plans for individual classes and longer units at various grade levels.
Lesson Plans and Poems Created by Workshop Students
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Mindy Bassitt |
Tami Hershberger |
Some Resources for Teaching Poetry
National Council of Teachers of English With many resources for all levels, including chat groups and materials. Some are available only to members.
Creative Writing for Teens Large site with many resources on various aspects of writing, including lesson plans and material on teaching poetry.
Creative Writing in Elementary Schools Describes itself as offering "non-comprehensive coverage of creative writing at the elementary school level" and providing "a balanced, cursory picture of current research and practices."
The English Teacher: Teaching Creative Writing Mainly lesson plans.
Teaching English in the Elementary School ERIC digest article.
Memaw's Creative Writing Corner for elementary school teachers Just what it sounds like.
Some Poetry Links
Poetry Daily A new poem everyday, with an archive and links to other poetry sites.
Poetry.com Sponsored by the International Library of Poetry, this democratic site claims to include poems by 3.1 million poets, as well as many links and other features.
Web Del Sol Lively and varied site with entry into many online literary magazines and resources.
Yahoo! Poetry Index Links to many poetry magazines and resources.
Page last revised April 19, 2001 by Jeff Gundy