How to Teach Poetry Writing at Key Stage 3 [Paperback]

How to Teach Poetry Writing at Key Stage 3 is a practical manual for teachers, to be used directly in the classroom. The book begins with a series of poetry games designed to warm up creativity and strengthen the imagination. These are followed by a series of creative poetry workshops, based on the writer's own experience both as a teacher and poet running workshops in schools, which focus on developing a 'poetry base' for young writers. This imaginative base provides a range of poetic techniques and gives pupils experience in developing a repertoire of different forms. The book also offers advice on how to organize an effective workshop, and demonstrates how to teach poetry writing in a dynamic, creative and imaginative way in relationship with the KS3 national framework. Pie Corbett also provides useful advice on working with visiting poets in school, addresses for relevant web-sites, a list of books for follow-up work and a glossary of poetic forms and techniques.

Workshops include writing from first hand observation; autobiography - valuing our lives; writing about paintings, sculpture and music; surreal boxes and the bag of words; secrets, lies, wishes and dreams; creating images, taking word snapshots; riddles - hiding the truth; and red wheelbarrows and messages for mice.

Part 1 Poetry Games  Syntactic Gymnastics; Chapter 1 Getting started; Chapter 2 Before writing; Chapter 3 Writing your poem; Chapter 4 After writing; Part 2 The Poets Repertoire; Chapter 5 Ways of Looking; Chapter 6 Autobiography; Chapter 7 Monologues and Other Voices; Chapter 8 Deceptions and Wordplay; Chapter 9 Creating Images - Word Snapshots; Chapter 10 Playing With Rhyme; Chapter 11 Art and Poetry;USCopyright ? Pie Corbett 2002