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 h0E1aKP29235; Mon, 13 Jan 2003 20:36:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 20:36:20 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <se23210e.033@lgccapp1.laguardia.cc> 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: "Hillary Gardner" <hgardner@lagcc.cuny.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8458] RE: using poetry in the adult ed EL/Civics X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.3.1 Status: O Content-Length: 2327 Lines: 48 Yes, thank you. This is a great resource. >>> miriam@cal.org 01/13/03 04:49PM >>> Hillary: In 1999, NCLE published a digest by Joy Peyton and Pat Rigg about using poetry in the adult ESL class. It offers suggestions/activities on how to read a poem in class and how to write one. It even has a lesson plan for one poem included there. The poem is about working, so the content is directly related to adult ESL. Check it out online at http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/Poetry.htm Miriam ********* Miriam Burt Associate Director, National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) Center for Applied Linguistics 4646 40th Street NW Washington, DC 20015 (202) 362-0700 (phone) (202) 363-7204 (fax) miriam@cal.org ***************************************** Visit NCLE's Web site at www.cal.org/ncle ***************************************** We're the only national center devoted exclusively to providing technical assistance to those working with adults learning English as a second language. -----Original Message----- From: Hillary Gardner [mailto:hgardner@lagcc.cuny.edu] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:31 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8455] using poetry in the adult ed EL/Civics classroom Hello, I am preparing a brief conference session for EL/civics teachers on using poetry in the EL/Civics classroom. I am looking for sample lesson plans or suggestions of poems to use with adult ed students in the ESL/Civics classroom. Specifically, I am looking for poems that touch on civics themes (civil rights, community involvement, famous Americans), and especially poems suitable for beginners in the ESL adult ed classroom. I have a large selection of poems by Langston Hughes, some from Carl Sandburg, and many Native American poems. I have also had luck with poems from the "Poetry in Motion" program and resources available from Teachers & Writers Collaborative. However, most of the articles I have found online discuss using poetry in the academic ESL classroom. I'd appreciate any suggestions for good poems or good poetry writing exercises for low-level adult learners. Has anyone had any successful experiences that they can share? Thanks, Hillary Gardner EL/Civics Instructor Center for Immigrant Education and Training LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, New York
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