Teacher's Resources
Beers, G. Kylene. When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers, 6-12. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003.
This book is a must have for every middle school teacher. It contains amazing reading strategies that work!
Dawson, Dick. Revival: An Anthology of African Poetry. Harare, Zimbabwe: College Press, 1989.
Giovanni, Nikki. The selected poems of Nikki Giovanni . New York: William Morrow and Co., 1996.
Nikki Giovanni is a complex and gifted writer. All teachers should have this book in their repertoire.
Giovanni, Nikki. The 100 best African American Poems . Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks Media Fusion, 2010.
An excellent source of old and new poetry that is sure to stir up reader interest in your classroom.Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade. New York: Dial Books, 2002.
This is an awesome book to draw your students in, and an excellent way to get them to address their cultural diversity.
Hollander, John, and Sally Wern Comport. Poetry for Young People American Poetry. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2004.
All poetry in this book is categorized by the theme. This book contains excellent pieces by Walt Whitman, Maya Angelou, T. S. Elliot, and Langston Hughes to name a few.
Lehman, David. The Line Forms Here. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1992.
Parrott, E. O. How to be Well-Versed in Poetry. London: Penguin Books, 1991.
Shakur, Tupac. The Rose That Grew From Concrete. New York: Pocket Books, 1999.
Wow! I highly recommend this book to draw students into the poetry. I would suggest using a few pieces as a read aloud.
Untermeyer, Louis, and Ben Shahn. Love sonnets. New York: Harmony Books, 1974.
This is a great book for teaching the love poems. Be aware that the poems are written in cursive writing!
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