Interpreting Poetry

This book will help your students discover how to read poems more effectively. Starting with their own unique, immediate responses, they will move gradually toward a nuanced and well-supported interpretation.

• Questioning and journal writing help students experience poetry.

   

• Discussion activities engage student interest.

   

• Lessons build analytic and interpretive skills.

Each lesson focuses on one poem and is organized into five parts.
1. Preparation and Reading
2. First Response
3. Ask Questions
4. Open The Tool Box
5. Interpret The Poem

Teacher's Guide ISBN: 978-1-4138-9483-7

Available to adopters of 10 or more copies of Interpreting Poetry, this teacher's guide provides detailed teacher support with step-by-step guidance and valuable suggestions. The Teacher's Guide is available for viewing or download on the Instructor's Companion Site for Interpreting Poetry.

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