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Living Voices: Multicultural Poetry in the Middle School Classroom
by Jaime R. Wood
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Type | Book |
| Pages | 121 |
| Published | June 2006 |
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Jaime Wood offers middle school English language arts teachers material for teaching poetry by Nikki Giovanni, Li-Young Lee, and Pat Mora; the text includes graphic organizers and other resources.
Wood, Jaime R. 2006. Living Voices: Multicultural Poetry in the Middle School Classroom. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | March 21
Students read and respond to Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Students then write about a favorite poem and imagine the perfect way to read it.
Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity | January 19
Poet and author Pat Mora was born on this day in 1942.
Students study and write extended metaphors through the use of Pat Mora's book.
Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity | April 1
April is National Poetry Month!
Students are assigned to be "poets of the day" and are provided several models to create, illustrate, and present their different poems to the class.
Grades 1 – 12 | Calendar Activity | June 7
Poet Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943.
Using the poem "My First Memory (of Librarians)," students connect memory, their senses, and the language of poetry.
