The aim of the Poetry Place is to help with the teaching, understanding and enjoyment of poetry.
"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever
after, and changed my ideas. They've gone through and through me, like wine
through water, and altered the colour of my mind." (Catherine in WutheringHeights,
by Emily Bronte.)
The Gove in the Government has just sent a letter to primary schools informing them that the'creative curriculum' is dead. To be replaced by a more rigid teaching of subject content, we learn. Will teachers go along with that - or endeavour to subvert it?
WORKSHOP The workshop has dozens of resources, including
Help with GCSE poetry
Advice for A level teachers
Creative Writing Ideas
Some resources on poems and poets requested by you
Resources on poets who are personal favourites
OPEN STUDIO Writer at work. Drop in to see what he's up to at the moment and you can take a look at previous blogs on topics as varied as villanelles to poems in the style of... Duffy, Armitage, Heaney etc. The aim is to help you help your students by trying to make the writing process more transparent.
VERSE SURGERY A
place to share your poems and students’ poems. Our Poetry Doctor and
Verse Nurse will help out with advice and comments. Send your pupils'
poetry, please - to poet@teachit.co.uk
STREET CORNER FAQs and FEGs (frequently expressed gripes). How to react when students just 'don't get it'? How important are terms like 'enjambment'? Is it really important to distinguish between similes and metaphors? And so on...
POETRY PUB General thoughts on poems and poetry. Sophie Hannah compares poetry to crime fiction. Why is poetry special? Books for younger readers. And more..
.What does it MEAN???? and Personal Response - What's that all about? 'Miss, Miss, what does it MEAN?' Here are some thoughts about Meaning. Don't rush for Meaning. Slow down, breathe deeply. Take a look here, it might help.
TOUCHSTONES NOW: TOUCHSTONES@Teachit is a steadily growing area, aiming to help you make the most of the new anthology.
TECHNIQUES Different ways of approaching poems,
including 'immersed poems', found poems and hidden words. Go to the
Workshop and follow the link.
Trevor Millum's Poetry Collections Exploding Heads - Comic Strip Poems Warning - Too Much Schooling Can Damage Your Health (both available from NATE) A Stegosaurus is for Life and other animal poems (available from HandsUp Books or Amazon) www.trevormillum.co.uk
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