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How to Write a Tanka
Teach children how to write a tanka with these easy instructions.
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Pressing Sushi
Short description about how to write haiku, tanka,with excellent haiku web sites
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Syllable Count Poems Lesson
Students learn about rhythm and counting syllables from poetry books. By writing and illustrating a poem, students express individuality and learn poetry techniques.
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TEACHING POETIC FORMS
Want to teach your students to appreciate the difficulty that poets have in creating their pieces? Try having them follow traditional forms of poetry to create poems of their own. Here are some traditional poetic forms to have your class work on creating.
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Ono no Komachi, Legendary Poet
Over a thousand years ago, a noblewoman became one of Japan's greatest poets and caused romantic scandals. She's commemorated in legend, theater, railroads and rice.
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Middle School Love Poem Lesson
Love poems and nothing but love poems is a fun way to bring poetry into the classroom. Students can learn shape poetry, syllable count poetry, and rhyme poetry.
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Chief Crazy Horse
An informative look at the life, times and death of this brave Native-American chieftain whose name is forever linked with that of General George Armstrong Custer
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Poetry for Kids!
The best way to get kids to read and love poetry is to show them how fun it is to write their own poems.
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Let Words Magnetize Your Kid's Creativity
Get your kids hooked on words and writing with the KIDS' MAGNETIC POETRY BOOK AND CREATIVITY KIT.
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The Importance of Form
Contemporary poetry is often considered to be divorced from the practice of form. However, no good poetry is truly free verse. Incorporating form leads to poetic power.
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Theme Poem Project
Students choose a theme, write seven poems and select one published poem on the theme. The poetry booklet needs to be decorated and bound with an attractive cover.
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Miracle, White Buffalo Calf
A white buffalo calf was born in Wisocnsin in 1994. That alone is a one in a million miracle. But, according to Native American elders, it may be more of a Miracle than we realize.
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Winter Roundup for Poets
All sorts of opportunities and news events are part of this Winter Roundup for Poets.
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Outside, Inside
Sometimes the writing gets so pitiful that you have to go outside yourself to get at the truth of what's inside you.
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Seven Medicines
Susun Weed discusses the seven medicines: Serenity, Story, Energy, Lifestyle, Herbal, Pharmaceutical, Hi-Tech.


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