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Rhythm and resistance : teaching poetry for social justice / edited by Linda Christensen and Dyan Watson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poetry--Study and teaching.
- Social aspects.
- Language arts--Social aspects.
- Language arts.
- United States.
- Language arts--Social aspects--United States.
- Poetry--Study and teaching--Social aspects--United States.
- Poetry.
- Social justice--Study and teaching--United States.
- Social justice.
- Social justice--Study and teaching.
- Physical Description:
- x, 262 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Milwaukee, WI : Rethinking Schools, [2015]
- Summary:
- "Rhythm and Resistance offers practical lessons about how to teach poetry to build community, understand literature and history, talk back to injustice, and construct stronger literacy skills across content areas and grade levels-- from elementary school to graduate school. Rhythm and Resistance reclaims poetry as a necessary part of a larger vision of what it means to teach for justice."--Back cover.
- Contents:
- Roots: where we're from
- Celebrations: lift every voice and sing
- Poetry of the people: breathing life into literary and historical characters
- Standing up in troubled times: creating a culture of conscience
- Turning pain into power
- The craft of poetry.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780942961614
- 0942961617
- OCLC:
- 907932467
- Online:
- Additional Information at Google Books
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