One of my favorite books of all time and perfect for the genre of the week poetry! I didn't come to truly appreciate the book until I was a sophomore in high school and in my honor's english class the teacher decided we should form groups and act out the poems in this book to the entire scool as a production! Although the tasks seemed ridiculous and inappropriate for my age and the age group of my peers, turns out we loved the activity and the joy/laughter of the younger children made it all worthwhile. Meanwhile the older age group performance helped to build self-confidence and show our peers that we weren't afraid to do silly things! A book with a poem by single poets, for almost every situation and/or everyone, one that a teacher can share for a quick moment to fill in a free space in time or one that a teacher can use as an opening activity or to teach characterization, metaphors, similes, etc. in mini lessons. For all you secondary teachers, consider incoroporating this book into your daily routine or yearly curriculum in some way and share your ideas please!!
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