1st Edition
Countdown to Poetry Writing Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years
By Steve Bowkett
Copyright 2009
154 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
154 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
160 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
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Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum. The Countdown series provides all the support you need in helping children to improve their prose, poetry and non-fiction writing.
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Introduction 44. What is poetry? 43. The ‘poetical eye’ 42. Be yourself 41. Noticing and questioning 40. Stay calm 39. Have something to say 38. Motivation * 37. Training the senses 36. Sensory journey 35. Sound FX 34. Eat an apple 33. Ways of looking * 32. Imagery 31. Gathering the senses 30. Less is more 29. The three Ts 28. Pundemonium 27. Spoonersisms 26. What – nonsense? 25. Am I aloud? * 24. Syllables and Stress 23. Rhythm 22. Alliteration and Friends 21. Rhyme 20. Comparisons 19. What’s the point? Punctuation and the poem on the page 18. Shape poems 17. Alliterative phrases * 16. Kennings * 15. 3-Step game * 14. Uni-verses 13. ‘Myku’ 12. List poems 11. Counting poems 10. Chorus poems & chants 9. Limericks 8. Riddles * 7. Haiku * 6. Worsery rhymes * 5. Genre poems * 4. Blank verse 3. Free verse 2. Some other forms 1. Tips for writing
Biography
A former teacher, Steve Bowkett is now a full-time writer, storyteller, educational consultant and hypnotherapist. He is the author of more than forty books, including Jumpstart! Creativity and Imagine That.
