The Forms of Things Unknown
Gewicht:
458 g
Format:
237x160x20 mm
Beschreibung:
The Forms of Things Unknown: Teaching Poetry Writing to Teens and Adults draws from Shelley Savren's forty years of teaching poetry writing to a diverse array of students, from teens with mental health issues to seniors to adults with developmental disabilities. Designed for use in a classroom or community setting, this book features forty-one lesson plans and nineteen more poetry-writing workshop ideas and provides guidance and inspiration for teaching poetry writing to teens and adults.
The Forms of Things Unknown: Teaching Poetry Writing to Teens and Adults draws from Shelley Savren's forty years of teaching poetry writing to a diverse array of students, from teens with mental health issues to seniors to adults with developmental disabilities. Designed for u...
Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Getting Serious about Poems: Middle School and High SchoolChapter 2: Can Words Save Me? Teens with Mental Health IssuesChapter 3: Does Anybody Love Me? Juvenile JusticePart I: Girls' Rehabilitation FacilityPart II: Colston Youth CenterChapter 4: Poetry in AcademiaChapter 5: I Remember: Cedar Community Center for Senior CitizensChapter 6: Every Bird Can Sing: St. Madeline Sophie's Training CenterChapter 7: The Feminist Poet: Women Take Back WordsChapter 8: Freedom Journey: R.J. Donovan Maximum Security Men's PrisonAppendix: Additional Exercise IdeasResourcesAbout the Author