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Peer reviewedKing, Wendy – Voices from the Middle, 1997
Describes a six-week poetry writing workshop for an eighth-grade class. Discusses getting started, two weeks of immersion in reading poetry, students writing their own poetry, creating a community of poets in the classroom, evaluation, students' poetry, and what the teacher learned. Notes that students gained a much richer understanding of poetry.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
