From Unit Plan: Lopezland Poetry Slam

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Teaching and Assessing Spelling by Mary Jo Fresch and Aileen Wheaton
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Quick Tip for Using Book in Classroom: Teaching a consistent spelling program to 98 students a day is difficult, I'm hoping this book helps me with my spelling program.

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Hey You! C'mere: A Poetry Slam by Elizabeth Swados
The author of the Tony-nominated Runaways has written 17 slangy, jangly poems in this irresistible read-aloud volume.

Quick Tip for Using Book in Classroom: I use this story to introduce the unit at the beginning of the school year.

Opening a Door: Reading Poetry in the Middle School Classroom
by Paul B. Janeczko
"Reading a poem should not be like performing an autopsy, looking at a dead object and figuring out what killed it. Or worse, trying to figure out what it might have been like when it was alive. Good poems are alive…"

Quick Tip for Using Book in Classroom: After reading this book you'll immediately feel more confident the next time you teach a poetry lesson!