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Author Bowkett, Stephen.

Title Countdown to poetry writing : step by step approach to writing techniques for 7-12 years / Steve Bowkett
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2009

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Description vii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Series Countdown
Countdown (Routledge (Firm))
Contents Module 44. The origins of poetry -- Module 44. What is poetry? -- Module 43. The poetical eye -- Module 42. Be yourself -- Module 41. Noticing and questioning -- Module 40. Stay calm -- Module 39. Have something to say/motivation -- Module 39. Have something to say -- Module 38. Motivation -- Module 37. Training the senses -- Module 36. Sensory journey -- Module 35. Sound FX -- Module 34. Eat an apple -- Module 33. Ways of looking -- Module 32. Imagery -- Module 31. Gathering the senses -- Module 30. Less is more -- Module 29. The three Ts -- Module 28. Pundemonium -- Module 27. Spoonerisms -- Module 26. What - nonsense? -- Module 25. Am I aloud? -- Module 24. Syllables and stress -- Module 23. Rhythm -- Module 22. Alliteration and friends -- Module 21. Rhyme -- Module 20. Comparisons -- Module 19. What's the point? -- Module 18. Shape poems -- Module 17. Alliterative phrases/kennings -- Module 17. Alliterative phrases -- Module 16. Kennings -- Module 15. Three-step game
Module 14. Uni-verses -- Module 13. 'Myku' -- Module 12. List poems -- Module 11. Counting poems -- Module 10. Chorus poems and chants -- Module 9. Limericks -- Module 8. Riddles -- Module 7. Haiku -- Module 6. Worsery rhymes -- Module 5. Genre poems -- Module 4. Blank verse/free verse -- Module 4. Blank verse -- Module 3. Free verse -- Module 2. Some other forms -- Module 1. Tips for writing
Summary "In Countdown to Poetry Writing saves valuable planning time and gives you all the flexibility you need - teachers might want to utilise either the self-study or 'countdown' aspects of the book, or simply dip into it for individual lesson activities to fit in with their own programmes of work."--BOOK JACKET
Notes "A David Fulton book"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index
Subject Poetry -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Poetry -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Creative writing -- Study and teaching.
LC no. 2008038510
ISBN 9780415477529 paperback
0415477522 paperback