The Uses of Poetry in the Classroom

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 05.01.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Unit Goals
  3. Curriculum Unit Overview and Strategies
  4. Correlation to Virginia Standards
  5. Lesson Plans
  6. October – December-Thematic Unit II:Who Am I? Discovering who I am as an individual with emotions.
  7. January – March: Thematic Unit III: Who Am I? My Ability to Achieve
  8. Materials
  9. Annotated Bibliography
  10. Works Cited
  11. Notes

Discovering Self through Poetry

Carolyn Diane Clark

Published September 2005

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Notes

1. "Definition of Self-Esteem". Team Health Care. Oct. 28, 2004 12:24.

2. Nina H. Shakkraii. "The Self Esteem Fraud: Why Feel-Good Education Does Not

Lend to Academic Success" pg. 1

3. ibid., pg. 3

4. John V. Shindler, "Creating a Psychology of Success in the Classroom: Enhancing

Academic Achievement by Systemically Promoting Student Self-Esteem"

www.calstatela.edu. pg. 1

5. www.academicinnovations.com

6. Shindler, pg. 3.

7. Cleanth Brooks and Robert Warren. Understanding Poetry (4th ed.) United States:

Heinle & Heinle, l176. pg. 9

8. Liz Rothlein, Anthony D. Fredericks, and Anita M. Meinbach. Thematic Units. New

York: Harper Collins College Publishers, 1993. pg. 30

9. The "I Am" poem was secured from website www.CanTeach.com

10. ibid.

11. Linda V. Neiman "Linking Theory and Practice in Portfolio Assessment" www.weac.org. pg. 3May 20, 2005>.

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