http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/professional-library/accent-meter-handbook-readers-30412.html
Contribute to ReadWriteThink / RSS / FAQs / Site Demonstrations / Contact Us
- About IRA
- About NCTE
- About Verizon Thinkfinity
- Standards
- Our Advisors
- Our Authors
- Community Stories
- Promotional Materials
- News
Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals.
Check out our collection of strategy guides to find effective literacy teaching and learning strategies to use in your classroom.
Home › Professional Development › Professional Library
Book
Accent on Meter: A Handbook for Readers of Poetry
by Joseph Powell and Mark Halperin
E-mail
/
Share
/
Print This Page
/
Print All Materials (Note: Handouts must be printed separately)
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Type | Book |
| Pages | 167 |
| Published | May 2004 |
| Publisher |  |
Purchase this book now from the NCTE Online Store 
Become an NCTE member and get a discount on this book
 |
Description |
Accent on meter: A Handbook for Readers of Poetry offers practical ways of teaching students about the close connections between the meaning, rhythm, and meter in poetry.
Powell, Joseph, and Mark Halperin. 2004. Accent on Meter: A Handbook for Readers of Poetry. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Literary Parodies: Exploring a Writer’s Style through Imitation
This lesson asks students to analyze the features of a poet’s work then create their own poems based on the original model.
