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Candy Coated Unicorns and Converse All Stars

Submitted by ellenpd on 21 January, 2012 - 12:43

Inua Ellam's poem, Candy Coated Unicorns And Converse All Stars, is a dark look at the plight of individuals set against violence, both of a domestic and of a general nature.

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Baby Scorpion

Submitted by ellenpd on 21 January, 2012 - 12:42

Francesca Beard's poem, Baby Scorpion, deals with transformation and consequence. A baby scorpion crawls from a burning log in front of a couple who are keeping warm by the fire.

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Genetics

Submitted by ellenpd on 21 January, 2012 - 12:42

Sinéad Morrissey's poem, Genetics, gives us a wistful recollection of the poet as a celebration of the coming together of her parents.

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Lament

Submitted by ellenpd on 21 January, 2012 - 12:41

Gillian Clarke's poem, Lament, is an elegy, an expression of grief. It can be a sad, military tune played on a bugle.

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Using poems to develop productive skills

Submitted by TE Editor on 19 January, 2012 - 10:53

You and your students might already enjoy reading and listening to poetry in your own language and perhaps in English too. Poems are, after all, authentic texts.

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Poetry competition

Submitted by TE Editor on 10 September, 2010 - 10:46

LearnEnglish Kids is once more running the Old Possum's Children's Poetry Competition in partnership with the Children's Poetry Bookshelf.

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Poems for the future

Submitted by TE Editor on 8 September, 2010 - 10:51

Here are some suggestions to help get your students writing poems based around the theme of the future.

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Flashy stuff

Submitted by fitch on 15 July, 2010 - 09:59

This is the second of Fitch O'Connell's two articles for the site as Guest Writer. You can find the first article here.

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Real Books

Submitted by Anonymous on 1 November, 2009 - 17:20

In this comprehensive series of newsletters available to download, Opal Dunn introduced readers to real books to use in the classroom and elsewhere, with recommendations and related features.

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Gap fill poems

Submitted by Derek Spafford on 2 October, 2009 - 16:43

I like to use this activity to introduce poetry into the classroom and to raise learners' awareness of the beauty and fun to be had with poetry. It can also be used to practise learners' pronunciation.

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