Our difficult sunlight : a guide to poetry, literacy, & social justice in classroom & community

Popoff, Georgia A. (Author). Lansana, Quraysh Ali. (Added Author).

Summary: Two teaching poets with different backgrounds share their ways of using poetry, both reading it and writing it, to develop general literacy skills, improve reading comprehension, and support learning in content areas. It includes an exploration of creativity, self-expression, acceptance among diverse communities, and social justice. The lesson plans can be adapted to different grade/age levels.

Record details

ISBN: 0915924285
ISBN: 9780915924288
Physical Description: print
218 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: New York : Teachers & Writers Collaborative, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Demystifying the poem : poems as tools for comprehension and expression -- Poetry and curriculum connections : inquiry and reflection in the core subjects -- Poetry and diversity : language, emotion, and shared experience.