Call it poetic justice, but not only is performance poetry the hottest, hippest way for students to engage in literate behaviors, it's also an effective vehicle for helping students meet language arts standards. In fact, poetry performance meets eight of NCTE and IRA's twelve national standards for English instruction and contributes to the mastery of the other four. Best of all, it works in any setting, and with Outspoken! you'll learn how the spoken word can rev up the energy in your classroom while achieving your curricular goals. In Outspoken! poet-educators Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger take you through the process of developing, implementing, and assessing poetry performance - and beyond. Beginning with ideas for encouraging even the most reluctant students to speak clearly and write from the heart, this handbook uses familiar workshop structures to guide young poets toward vibrant completed pieces and an exciting, dynamic delivery. With lessons involving memoir, metaphor, character, point of view, and articulation, you'll find a fully realized unit that's as enjoyable to teach as it is to learn and that's full of specific advice on assessing the writing, speaking, performing, and learning of your students. Holbrook and Salinger also go outside the classroom, providing ideas and guidelines for running a poetry slam in your school, conducting a poetry performance series, and bringing in a visiting poet. In addition, Outspoken! comes with a DVD that contains Outspoken: Playhouse Square Center's Slam-U Program, a documentary that chronicles Salinger and his students as they prepare to compete in a national poetry slam, demonstrating what student performance poetry looks like up close and the positive effect it has on students' lives and learning. Fun, practical, conversational, and full of innovations sure to enliven any class or school, Outspoken! will become an instant hit with your students - and with your curriculum supervisor.

Outspoken!: How to Improve Writing and Speaking Skills Through Poetry Performance

Holbrook, Sara

Salinger, Michael

Children's Books

Heinemann

"This is kids' ticket into an utterly different kind of vocabulary learning-an energy-juiced, falling in love with words. I wish I were back in school again, and my teacher had read this book." -Ellin Oliver Keene Any teacher who has challenged a sunny day with the phrase "vocabulary lesson" only to see a dark cloud descend over the room knows that students can be downright word resistant. Break out of the vocab doldrums once and for all with High Definition, a whole new approach to vocabulary instruction that's not just effective, but energizing, sociable, and fun. When kids envision a word as if it were a real person, with a unique voice and personality, they forever imprint the meaning of the word into their memories. Vocabulary lessons become anything but dull, and still blend seamlessly into your writing objectives. Veteran teacher-authors Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger offer a powerful formula for getting even the most reluctant kids into the act: Well-chosen Words + Collaborative Discussion + Genre Writing + Performance = Strong Vocabulary Students are first given a choice of vocabulary words, then collaborate with their peers in small- group brainstorming discussions that lead to writing exercises in a variety of genres. Finally they share their work aloud, building community and understanding throughout the classroom. Everything you need to put High Definition into action is included: - Sample word lists give you an immediate starting place for choosing vocabulary words - Collaboration Cheat Sheets offer instant pre-write organizational help - Clear explanations of each genre include ways you can build on what kids already know in their lives - Student samples throughout provide inspiring examples of how students take the definition of words way beyond what's offered in dictionaries - Lesson Process Plans show you how to use writing, collaboration, and performance across genres and content areas. Help your kids build strong and lively vocabularies. Teach with High Definition and discover how to make words unforgettable.

High Definition: Unforgettable Vocabulary-Building Strategies Across Genres and Subjects

Reference

Keene, Ellin Oliver

Words, Language & Grammar

Poetry. Prose. "What happens when a punk grows up? Because that's what happens to Michael Salinger in NEON. What once was welder's glare efficiently tucked into a Toolbelt of Cynicism has become NEON, has become Art, has become the Thing Illuminated. Of course, Salinger is still a punk, too . . . Only now, the work sets out a philosophy, not a sequence of inevitabilities leading to a crazed windshield and a toothy sunset. Now he's giving you something to hold, to relish, not fear. There's even prose here, and it tells a fine story, sweet and sudden and folksy and smart and full of feeling . . ."-Bob Hohlman. Active in the National Poetry Slam, Michael Salinger is also the author of Sunday Morning.

Neon

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Bottom Dog Press

Salinger's writing is like a bear in the kitchen, tearing into the tender truth of everyday life with unpredictable swipes from sharp linguistic claws "capable of ripping through a refrigerator's skin." A grappling hook in a stingray, a red-tailed hawk on a bark covered fence post, an outdated pack of Twizzlers - Salinger describes familiar images with "the choreographed precision of slow motion pistons," scientifically accurate and unsentimentally clear.

Bear in the Kitchen

Red Giant Books

An irreverent poke at vocabulary definitions. Words such as "capricious, equivocal, mitigate," and "instigate" can be baffling and nerve-racking to young adults, especially when they need to demonstrate their knowledge in the classroom or on an exam. Poet Michael Salinger defuses the tension by offering his own tongue-in-cheek definitions that students will surely commit to memory. Giving each word a personality all its own, Salinger creates mini story lines and amusing images, full of wit and irony, that will keep readers chuckling. Cartoonist Sam Henderson's hilarious drawings add to the fun in this "Voice of Youth Advocates" Nonfiction Honor List book.

Well Defined: Vocabulary in Rhyme

Renowned literacy expert Stephanie Harvey teams up with authors and writing consultants Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger to introduce short writing scaffolds to support student writing and help strivers approach writing with energy and action.
Based on Harvey’s bestselling From Striving to Thriving approach, the 27 writing strategies presented in From Striving to Thriving Writers are designed to improve and integrate writing across the curriculum.
With lessons targeting reading, writing, and speaking standards, this innovative writing tool encourages students to practice voluminous writing and build a culture of conversation throughout the writing process, which is especially beneficial for emerging bilingual students.

From Striving to Thriving Writers

Harvey, Stéphanie

Education & Reference

Scholastic Teaching Resources

Next-generation lessons for today’s student writers These 20 high-energy projectable lessons for grades 4-8 harness the brevity and potency of poetry for teaching the intricate skills behind writing well in any subject. The 100 poems―set against vivid full-color photographs and graphics on more than 500 slides―serve as a springboard for activities in which students read, discuss, and write to meet the literacy objectives of the Common Core: <ul>
<li>Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and meanings </li> <li>Interpret words and phrases </li> <li>Analyze the structure of texts </li> <li>Produce clear and coherent writing </li> <li>Present information, findings, and supporting evidence</li> </ul>

High-Impact Writing Clinics: 20 Projectable Lessons for Building Literacy Across Content Areas (Corwin Literacy)

Business & Money

Corwin

An irreverent poke at vocabulary definitions. Words such as capricious, equivocal, mitigate, and instigate can be baffling and nerve-racking to young adults, especially when they need to demonstrate their knowledge in the classroom or on an exam. Poet Michael Salinger defuses the tension by offering his own tongue-in-cheek definitions that students will surely commit to memory. Giving each word a personality all its own, Salinger creates mini story lines and amusing images, full of wit and irony, that will keep readers chuckling. Cartoonist Sam Henderson's hilarious drawings add to the fun in this Voice of Youth Advocates Nonfiction Honor List book.

Well Defined

Teen & Young Adult

WordSong

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