Poetry for Basics - ASCD

[Pages:5]Poetry for Basics

Charlene Lowry

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entsalike,manyschoolchildrenin Americatoday thosethatfacilitatecreativeand effectivecom

are borderlinielliteratesP. erhapsit is true,as municationA.s a teacherI, realizethatthemas

manyeducationaelxpertscontendt,hatteaching teringof writingskillsincludesthe use of strong

childrento readandwriteskillfullyis becoming verbs,precisewords,effectiveopeners,and a

a neglectedart.

widerangeof syntax;eliminationof wordiness;

Alarmindgeficiencieisn literacyhave andtheuseof activeinsteadof passivelanguage.

prompteda re-evaluatioonf goals within the As a poet,I remainpartiatlo thebeliefthatthe

educationaclommunityand fromit has sprung mostimportanbtasicskill of all is the abilityto

a nationwide"backto basics"movementB. ut create.

ratherthanfollowa drearybasicprogramp,er

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hapsan importanktey to improvedliteracyis to tion lists creativeactivitiesand feelingstoward

blendbasicswiththehumanitiesa:s an example, self andothersas amongthe mostimportanotf

to teachbasics throughpoetry.Manyauthori its programgoals. A statemenotf essentialpri

tativestudiesarticulattehe importancoef pro oritiesby the WisconsinStateDepartmenotf

vidingopportunitiefsor creativitylinkedwith Instructiornefersto self-actualizatioandreali

communicatiofnor students.

zationas well as creativeand criticalthinking.

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