A BRAND-NEW VERSION OF THE POETRY FRIDAY ANTHOLOGY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL!
Middle School Language Arts teachers have been borrowing the K-5 version of The Poetry Friday Anthology ever since it came out last September, but now it’s time to celebrate: we have a Middle School version just for you!
CONNECT POETRY WITH THE COMMON CORE and TEKS (in Texas)
Look for The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (PFAMS) available in two editions: connecting with Common Core poetry standards or with the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) poetry standards in Texas. This book contains 110 poems for Grades 6-8, with popular step-by-step Take 5! poetry lessons for each poem that address skills and requirements for English Language Arts and Reading.
71 POETS, 110 POEMS
The 110 poems in this book represent the work of 71 of the best poets who are writing for young people, including: Naomi Shihab Nye, Jack Prelutsky, Joyce Sidman, J. Patrick Lewis, Marilyn Singer, Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, and Georgia Heard. Poems cover a wide variety of topics, such as soccer, community service, and visiting a panadería.
ALL ABOARD!
A growing number of school districts have adopted The Poetry Friday Anthology to make it easy for teachers to teach poetry. Poetry is the best genre to use with reluctant readers and writers and is found with increasing frequency on standardized tests. Check it out and help us spread the word!
Another great thing about this book (and I feel I can say so myself because I had nothing to do with this particular thing): the links to websites. There are so many intriguing links to sites where teachers will find useful snippets on science, history, music, and more. It will be easy to grab students' attention with these handy links. And these bits of background do indeed enhance the second or third reading of many of the poems. When I first read this book, I didn't appreciate how much time Sylvia spent finding some of these unusual links--but now (after my 5th reading) and visiting all the sites, I am AMAZED at her Internet research skills. Good going, Dr. Vardell!
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