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ERIC Number: EJ585440
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Quiet Times: Ninth Graders Teach Poetry Writing in Nursing Homes.
Dickson, Randi
English Journal, v88 n5 p73-80 May 1999
Describes a community project (based on Kenneth Koch's book "I Never Told Anybody") in which students in a ninth-grade English class paired up with nursing home residents, making regular visits to encourage them to write poetry. Discusses finding a place, getting ready, working together, and what students learned about writing poetry and about life and aging. (SR)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Class Activities, English Instruction, Frail Elderly, Grade 9, Intergenerational Programs, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Nursing Homes, Poetry, Secondary Education, Service Learning, Student Projects
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Teaching English in the City.