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ERIC Number: EJ616221
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
A Passion for Poetry: Breaking Rules and Boundaries with Online Relationships.
Van Wyhe, Tamara L. C.
English Journal, v90 n2 p60-67 Nov 2000
Describes a project that connected a ninth-grade English classroom in Colorado with English classes grades 7-12 in remote, rural Alaska and a poet in Vermont in an online poetry exchange. Describes how it has changed the entire atmosphere of the rural Alaskan school, and turned into a life-altering event for students, staff members, parents, and communities. (SR)
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Online Systems, Partnerships in Education, Poetry, Program Effectiveness, Reading Improvement, Secondary Education, Student Writing Models, Writing Improvement
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Technology and the English Class.