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    Poetry in The English Classroom

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    This document discusses best practices for teaching poetry in the classroom. It recommends choosing poems that are short, include rhythm and rhyme, and are relevant to students. The preferred approach is the reader-response method, where the teacher guides students to express their understanding of a poem by responding to questions rather than just providing answers. This develops students' language skills and helps attract them to poetry by making it interesting and meaningful. Some benefits of teaching poetry this way include improving students' reading, writing, listening, and vocabulary, as well as enriching their language acquisition beyond textbooks.

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    This document discusses best practices for teaching poetry in the classroom. It recommends choosing poems that are short, include rhythm and rhyme, and are relevant to students. The preferred approach is the reader-response method, where the teacher guides students to express their understanding of a poem by responding to questions rather than just providing answers. This develops students' language skills and helps attract them to poetry by making it interesting and meaningful. Some benefits of teaching poetry this way include improving students' reading, writing, listening, and vocabulary, as well as enriching their language acquisition beyond textbooks.

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    This document discusses best practices for teaching poetry in the classroom. It recommends choosing poems that are short, include rhythm and rhyme, and are relevant to students. The preferred approach is the reader-response method, where the teacher guides students to express their understanding of a poem by responding to questions rather than just providing answers. This develops students' language skills and helps attract them to poetry by making it interesting and meaningful. Some benefits of teaching poetry this way include improving students' reading, writing, listening, and vocabulary, as well as enriching their language acquisition beyond textbooks.

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    Poetry in The English Classroom

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    Angela Zamora
    This document discusses best practices for teaching poetry in the classroom. It recommends choosing poems that are short, include rhythm and rhyme, and are relevant to students. The preferred approach is the reader-response method, where the teacher guides students to express their understanding of a poem by responding to questions rather than just providing answers. This develops students' language skills and helps attract them to poetry by making it interesting and meaningful. Some benefits of teaching poetry this way include improving students' reading, writing, listening, and vocabulary, as well as enriching their language acquisition beyond textbooks.

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    pedagogical advantages:

    New vocabulary
    Students memorize chunks of speech
    Appreciation of poetry and literature-
    Opens children's minds to a fun activity
    Develops sensitivity to listening and is
    good for pupils who learn from hearing
    Rhythm helps students acquire the
    music of language
    Poetry is Authentic



    How to
    choose a
    poem
    The poem should be:
    Not too long
    Should include rhythm and rhymes
    Relevant to the students environment
    and interest
    Have words that are appropriate for
    the reading level of the students
    Authentic



    How to
    teach
    poetry
    The reader- response
    approach

    The teacher leads and guides the
    students, rather than dominating the
    lesson by providing the right answers
    and commentary
    Brainstorm and pre- teach vocabulary to
    set the atmosphere and prepare the
    students

    The teacher lets his students express
    themselves by responding to the poem
    and reciting their understanding of the
    passage
    The teacher asks questions to stimulate
    the students response
    Students process the information in
    their minds to reach a deeper
    comprehension
    Students can produce a piece of work-
    written or pictorial
    Synthesize for high order thinking to
    apply ideas
    This approach is to be
    preferred for two main
    reasons:
    1. It attracts students to poetry
    When a child understands the idea of a
    poem and finds it interesting and
    meaningful to him, then he can truly
    appreciate and enjoy it

    2. This method teaches students to
    become active readers
    Students are able to analyze the poem
    from different angles and different
    layers
    The message makes pupils aware of
    rhythm, rhymes, and other aesthetic
    components
    It stimulates creativity and imagination

    By using this approach in the
    classroom
    Students become better trained and
    attracted to reading poetry
    It helps to develop their language skills,
    such as reading, writing, listening and of
    course increases their vocabulary

    When teaching
    poetry, we use the
    following teaching
    principles:
    The teacher teaches how to read a
    poem with both ear and eye

    The teacher exposes his students to a
    diverse variety of poetry which
    develops language and the ability to
    study poetry

    In the experience of writing a poem,
    the student recruits his knowledge and
    his feelings to create something new of
    his own. That way he is able to integrate
    his own writing with his reading

    Reading, writing, dramatizing and
    illustrating poems should be part of
    English lessons
    the benefits of
    poetry


    Poetry is a fun way to learn English
    (when using the right method )

    It enriches the students language and
    vocabulary in a way that no book or
    movie does

    There are many ways to convey a poem, such
    as music, drama, singing and other creative
    methods. Children usually love these kinds of
    activities and are happy to participate



    Bringing poems to class is a wonderful way of
    breaking up the class routine; it is refreshing
    for both teachers and students
    the disadvantages of
    poetry
    Not all students like poetry
    Not all teachers know how to present
    poetry
    bibliography
    www.aimhieducational.com
    www.jazzles.com
    Hunt, in Literature for Children: Poetry,
    Response and Education, (NY: Routledge,
    1992)

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