Education for Educators
Reading and Language Arts
Proficiency in reading and writing is key to student success. Help your students develop the skills necessary to communicate effectively and creatively.
Teaching Poetry: A Structured Approach—An Independent Study Course
This course addresses the writing process and ways of integrating art, music, social studies, and various developmental language skills into poetry units. An extensive list of website references is provided for teachers who wish to gain more knowledge of this inspirational portion of the language arts program. Teachers will explore sources for finding special poetry for specific occasions, ideas for integrating poetry into the general curriculum, and poetry lesson plans.
Teaching Poetry presents teachers with a structured approach for involving their students in the pleasures of reading and writing poetry. Teachers and students will explore a range of poetic forms including Clerihew, Ballad, Limerick, Haiku, Diamante, Cinquain, and more. Students will engage in collaborative techniques as they read, write, and share poetry. Teachers will use strategies that are both inspirational and practical as they encourage students to develop
poems of their own.
Ideal for elementary and middle school instructors.
A full refund, less a $10 processing fee, will be granted to participants requesting a refund within 30 days of the registration date. All materials must be returned to the instructor unused in order to receive a refund. No refunds will be made after 30 days past registration date.
- Dates: Self-paced; students may start at any time and take up to one year to complete the course
- Class No. 76401
- Units: Three
- Course: CI 380T
- Grading Option: Letter Grade or
Credit/No Credit
- Fee: $450
- Instructors: Harold Silvani, M.A. and
Mary Bennett, M.A.