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 h4G3iAC12169; Thu, 15 May 2003 23:44:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 23:44:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001b01c31b5c$f6194be0$97030143@6912cck4d337> 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: "olivia durham" <odurham@integrity.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8982] Re: poetry list X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3511 Lines: 107 I think the key to poetry is that students instinctively know they should talk about something significant. Here is a real heartbreaker by a Rebeca Pacheco, 19 year old Mexican girl on a CAMP scholarship (her father is a migrant worker) Where did you go mom? Why did you disappear? You leave me alone, Nobody knows where you went, But they said that your soul is still here, I do not see it, They say, "It can not be seen with the eyes, You just need to feel it," But I do not want to feel it, I want to see you mom, For the first time in my life. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Migdail" <shermigd@erols.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8981] Re: English immersion > Haiku works very well - I have used it very often. The students get into > the rhythm of haiku easily - it is simple and lovely and uses few words - > many ideas, however. > > Sherry Migdail----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:24 PM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8980] Re: English immersion > > > > 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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