Outspoken!: How to Improve Writing and Speaking Skills Through Poetry Performance [With DVD]

by Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger

Call it poetic justice, but not only is performance poetry the hottest, hippest way for students to engage in literate behaviors, its also an effective vehicle for helping students meet language arts standards. In fact, poetry performance meets eight of NCTE and IRAs twelve national standards for English instruction and contributes to the mastery of the other four. Best of all, it works in any setting, and with Outspoken youll learn how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325009651
• ISBN13: 9780325009650
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12