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ERIC Number: EJ084294
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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The Shape's the Thing
Averbach, Shirley
English Journal, 62, 4, 607-12, Apr 73
Describes a poetry unit for grade 8 aimed toward (1) showing that contemporary music can be termed poetry; (2) involving students in expressing themselves dramatically; and (3) exposing the students to various types of poetry to illustrate how words can be used to enhance their own lives. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Instruction, Figurative Language, Grade 8, Poetry, Teaching Methods, Visual Stimuli
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