Reading and Writing Poetry with Teenagers

This versatile volume combines examples of poetry from historical and contemporary masters with high school writing. Each chapter contains poems for reading aloud, poems for discussion, models for writing exercises, samples of student poems, and a bibliography for extended reading. Many teachers use Reading and Writing Poetry with Teenagers across disciplines.

Writing exercises include:

• Animals as Symbols
• Family Portraits in Words
• Of War and Peace
• Writing Song Lyrics as an Expression of Social Protest