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Ridolfi, Kerry – Voices from the Middle, 1997
Argues that children are as deep as the ocean, with secret places inside of them waiting to be opened. Notes that it is powerful for students to learn they can make sense of the world through words, and describes inviting them into poetry as they read poetry, create poetry packets, and write and revise poems. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Literature Appreciation
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Hubbard, Ruth Shagoury – Voices from the Middle, 1998
Discusses a quilt project in which ninth-grade English-as-a-Second-Language students wrote, drew, and talked about what they knew, remembered, and felt on the topic "Where I Came From," creating an anthology and a quilt. Describes how students' speaking practice, written language abilities, and self-confidence improved. (SR)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Class Activities, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language)