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ERIC Number: EJ563427
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Abstractor: N/A
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-5851
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Poetry Workshop. Celebrate Traditions by Digging Into a Poem.
Cullinan, Bee
Instructor (Primary), v107 n6 p26-27 Mar 1998
This poetry activity encourages K-3 students to recognize figurative language and symbolism in their reading and helps make them aware of different cultural heritages. The activity involves reading and discussing the poem, "Tradition," by Eloise Greenfield, (which is provided on a reproducible tear-our sheet), as well as assorted other multicultural books. (SM)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Creative Teaching, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students, Figurative Language, Multicultural Education, Poetry, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Symbolism, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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