Investigating Poetry
Investigating poetry – Reading, writing, speaking and listening is a series of three books designed to help students study English through reading, writing, speaking and listening to poetry. Each book allows students to practise and develop a variety of skills, including comprehension, discussion, creative writing, word study and interpreting texts.
Features include:

• links to all four strands of the English curriculum
• practical, fun activities in the form of structured lessons, incorporating individual, group and class work
• each book is divided into four sections: receptiveness to language, competence and confidence in language, developing cognitive abilities through language and emotional and imaginative development through language
• teachers notes for each student page, including objectives, a list of activities covered, background information, preparation, step-by-step instructions, homework suggestions, answers and recommended reading and websites
• a variety of poetic forms are studied and practised, including haiku, clerihew, sense, list and cinquain
• opportunities for student self-assessment and poetry performance

Ages 5-7yrs - RIC-6274 - ISBN 9781741263688
Ages 8-10yrs - RIC-6275 - ISBN 9781741263695
Ages 11 plus yrs - RIC-6276 - ISBN 9781741263701
AUD $42.95 each