This is a collection of every kind of poem that could be useful for teachers to use in literacy hour. It contains fables, haiku, sonnets, modern poems, classic poems and poems... more
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Advantages: variety of poems, price of book, suitability for children Disadvantages: none
The Works, as it says on the cover, is a book of poetry that has a poem of every type, variety and on every topic. It really does have every poem you could need for the Literacy hour.
The Works is published by Macmillan, and the poems are chosen by Paul Cookson. It is the first in a series of books (6 the last time I checked). It includes poetry such as haiku, riddles, tongue twisters, acrostics, monologues, songs, nonsense poems, narrative verse, ... ...total of 525 pages.
The book cost me £6.99 and I use it regularly with my class. When it is not being used for Literacy lessons, I use it to dip in and out of as the children love the riddles and find some of the funny poems really good to discuss with each other. The poems are set out in well indexed sections depending on poem type, along with an index of authors and first lines, so it is easy to find whatever you need.
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The Works: Every Kind of Poem You Will Ever Need for the Literacy Hour - Paul Cookson
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Type: Poetry
Title: The Works: Every Kind of Poem You Will Ever Need for the Literacy Hour
Author: Paul Cookson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Number of Pages: 576
Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 330481045
Manufacturer's product description
This is a collection of every kind of poem that could be useful for teachers to use in literacy hour. It contains fables, haiku, sonnets, modern poems, classic poems and poems especially written for this collection.
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