TY - BOOK AU - O'Connor,John S. TI - Wordplaygrounds: reading, writing, and performing poetry in the English classroom SN - 0814158196 (pbk) AV - LB1576 .O29 2004 U1 - 372.64/044 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Urbana, Ill. PB - National Council of Teachers of English KW - Creative writing (Middle school) KW - Creative writing (Secondary) KW - Oral interpretation of poetry KW - Poetry KW - Study and teaching (Middle school) KW - United States KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - Creative writing KW - sears KW - Study and teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-154); Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.); Professional; Follett Library Resources N2 - Offers a variety of new approaches to teaching poetry in middle school and high school classrooms, with more than twenty-five activities designed to sharpen students' writing and self-understanding and heighten their awareness of the world around them ER -