Just to clarify... I read the common Core book, not poem central. My ideas are for the Common Core book. I wasn't sure based on the subject line, but your question fit.
There were elementary examples all the way through the book, so I think it would be appropriate for your grade. It seems to me that I found a free preview for the book online and it had the entire book available to look through. I would recommend trying to either find someone with the book or looking through it online before purchasing. The fully scripted lessons focused on math grade 2 and language arts grade 5. Other chapters had strategy ideas that could be used, modified as needed, to fit most grade levels. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions! I am hoping to get my ELL teacher to read this book. This may give her some new resources and ideas too! Leah Fisher DC Everest Middle School Language Arts (Reading) 9302 Schofield Ave Weston, WI 54476 241-9700 EX 2228 [email protected] >>> Jeanne Canon <[email protected]> 07/29/14 4:33 PM >>> I understood that you believe that this book will be very helpful for your 6th graders. I teach ELLs grades 2 through 5. Do you think that I could some find some strategies/ideas to use with my age range? On Jul 29, 2014, at 3:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Book review: Poem Central by Shirley McPhillips (Justin Greene) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 22:55:22 -0500 > From: Justin Greene <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Book review: Poem Central by Shirley McPhillips > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hello, > > I volunteered to review the book Poem Central: Word Journeys with Readers and > Writers by Shirley McPhillips. As a 6th grade English/Language Arts teacher > I am always looking for new ways to instill a passion for poetry in my > classroom. I hear too much moaning and groaning when I tell the kids we are > going to look at and/or write some poetry. This book definitely peaked my > interest and will be using many of its strategies this coming year. > > First, Ms. McPhillips really knows her poetry. It is quite obvious from the > very beginning of the text. I knew right away that I was reading from a > poetry master. > > Second, the breakdown of the book is very user friendly. It is divided in to > three parts: Coming into a world of poetry, Reading a Poem:An Immense > Intimacy, and Finding Poems, Making Poems. I really like the short chapters > in between that had a diverse mix of poems. > > Part 1 is all about becoming interested in poetry and how to bring it in to > the classroom. She gives some good advice here and this chapter sparked some > ideas I plan to use this year. This section motivated me to do a poem once a > week or even poetry Friday. > > Part 2 discusses reading poetry. It goes over structure, titles, rhythm, size > and shape, difficulty level, and in short, how to talk to a poem. I really > like how she says to read poems to read them and not analyze every word/line. > > Part 3 is about craft & creation. She gives different types of poems to > write as well as student reflections. This part is great to use in the > classroom and will be referring to this part a lot. > > This book couldn't have come at a better time. I want to do more poetry in > my classroom. It is time for the moans and groans to become Ooohs and Aaahs. > > Thanks. > > Justin Greene > > Sent from my iPad > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > ------------------------------ > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 95, Issue 11 > ************************************** _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
