Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h4FIPfC20564; Thu, 15 May 2003 14:25:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:25:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <Law9-F126SOJl6byoxx00024436@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8980] Re: English immersion X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2069 Lines: 60 I love this idea of printing up a list of poems for beginners especially to use for ESOL. I use to do poetry therapy with older adults and it was such a rewarding experience but I have never gotten into it with ESOL. Anyone have some easy-to-understand titles to suggest they have used? Maybe Haiku would work? Susan >From: arconn@juno.com >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8978] Re: English immersion >Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:58:06 -0400 (EDT) > >You are right! And "Sing It" is too! My class is 3 hours so I really >have to keep them awake. > >Also Langston Hughes, "The Dream "is excellent....even for beginners. >My classes love poetry and I have trouble finding it with simple words. >I do have a few poems I use. It would be nice to print some of the poems >we use so we can all use them. >On Wed, 14 May 2003 23:15:02 -0400 (EDT) "olivia durham" ><odurham@integrity.com> writes: > > I thought everyone used Jazz Chants! It's the best way I know to > > keep a two > > hour class awake. > > > > Olivia Durham > > adjunct Eng. faculty > > odurham@boisestate.edu > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <arconn@juno.com> > > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:31 AM > > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8967] Re: English immersion > > > > > > > I am using "Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham " and "Take Me > > Out to > > > the Ball Game " successfully in my ESL class. Rocka my soul , I > > told > > > them is for the rhythm of the song and they have accepted that. > > Both > > > songs by the way , are from "Sing It", a program for adults with > > work > > > sheets that explain some of the poetic license. Jazz chants, > > although > > > not set to music is also very good for the rhythm of our > > language. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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