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Bezig met laden... A Fire in My Hands: A Book of Poemsdoor Gary Soto
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a collection of poetic memories from Gary Soto which chronicle some of his most memorable moments growing up as a Mexican American in the U.S. He prefaces each story with a short anecdote about how the poem got written, and gives insights into his own ways of coping with adolescence and being a minority. Okay, so I take it back. I had claimed that Soto's works in my classroom anthologies were timeless but it was the fact that my favorite Soto poem has indeed temporarily expired that led me to search for new material in this book. Here's what happened: I love the poem "Oranges" as a teaching tool in the classroom. The kids experience a narrative poem that inspires the appropriate discussion and interest, and it's easy to understand, similar in theme to a Soto short story ("Broken Chain") and overall it just provides everything I need. Well! This year, for the first time, it caused my students to fail miserably at containing their erupting laughter behind interested faces, when for 6 years, no one so much as giggled! Apparently, in 2010, a poem that uses the word "fingering" in any context is asking for trouble. And, it turns out, even the concept of two oranges seems too much like testicles to my darling 7th graders. Who would've thought? I guess I should've---but I never had any of this nonsense before! :) So, I need to find a similarly-themed, similarly easy-to-understand, similarly concise poem for next year until the word "fingering" can be disassociated from its most popular association. How many years is that? Any suggestions for great, easy poems for 7th grade that deal with 7th grade issues? This collection didn't have anything that interested me. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The author's twenty-one poems are about the themes of life and each is preceded by a personal anecdote. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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