Poem Detectives

Name: Poem Detectives
SKU: 5894
Price: 35.95 NZD
Availability: InStock
Author: Liz Breslin
ISBN: 9781776551071

Creative approaches for writing and editing poems

By
Liz Breslin

Poem Detectives is for anyone who knows some poem basics and wants to explore this world of words further. Although it's primarily written for upper primary to lower secondary students (Years 7–10). As poem detectives, students will focus on poems or pieces of poems, discovering and deciphering patterns and tricks to help them in their own writing.

This book:

inspires students' curiosity about the process of creating and editing poems while also building their confidence to tackle it
includes a wide selection of class warm-ups to mix and match with the lesson-length activities
show how to identify patterns and techniques in other people's poems that students can apply to their own writing
encourages free play with words and experimentation with topics ranging from baked beans to Star Wars
offers practical guidance on poem performance and competitions.

Ages: 12-14 | Pages: 56 | Code: 5894 | ISBN: 9781776551071

Series: Poem Detectives Series

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Liz Breslin

Liz Breslin is a poet, playwright, columnist, editor and teacher. From slams to galloping iambs, she enjoys bringing words alive with students of all ages, gifted and talented classes and workshop groups. Liz has performed around New Zealand and the United Kingdom and came second runner-up in the 2014 New Zealand National Poetry Slam. Her work has been published at home, overseas and online.

Contents
Introduction	4
First steps for a poem detective	5
Getting to know a poem	5
All kinds of poems in all kinds of places	6
Rev-ups	7
Word ping-pong	7
Wider word ping-pong	8
Hangman	8
What's in a name?	8
Whispers and shouts	9
Taking the rap	10
Speaking clichés	11
Free writing	13
Examining the evidence: Lesson-length activities	15
Steal and be selfish	15
Unscaffolding two poems about Luke Skywalker and the 'flu	17
Superdetectives	22
Show and tell	25
Finding found poems	29
Cutting and pasting to make words work	32
Sounding sound poems	35
Don't write it down!	37
Be your own editor: Refining your work	38
Feedback sandwiches	38
Cut, cut and cut	40
It's grammar, innit?!	41
Next-levelling	42
Taking it further: What to do next with your words	44
Why put your poems out to the world?	44
How to hold a poem slam	45
How to enter written submissions	49
Poem Detective Certificate	50
Glossary	51
Selected answers	52