Shape Shifter – Writing Poetry

Shape Shifter – Writing Poetry

Shape Shifter provides teachers and students with a wealth of tips, techniques and strategies that will support teaching and learning about the writing of poetry.
Based on the actual work the authors have undertaken with young writers, this resource book shows students how they can craft their ideas and experience into poems using step-by-step techniques.

Topics Include:

Focusing

Getting Underway

Writing Sources

Re-drafting

Keeping it Simple

Working with Rhyme

Things to Remember

Throughout the resource original poems are used, including student work, to highlight ideas. A combination of teacher information pages, student activity pages and writing tips on poster style pages makes this resource very flexible.

[ISBN: 9781869683351; Pages: 56]

[Authors: Alan Bunn & Glyn Strange; Age Suitability: 10-13]