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AskERIC Update
April 2003
Volume 3, Issue 4
Available Online at:

http://askeric.org/NewNote/Updates/2003/AEUpdate_Apr2003.shtml

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1. Database Tip
2. Website Additions
       * Lesson Plans
       * Resource Collection
       * Question Archive
3. Question of the Month

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Database Tip:
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We have received questions from a number of people who would like to
search for dissertations in ERIC.  Searching for dissertations is done by
using publication type 041. (A full list of ERIC publication types can be
found at: http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/Help/pubtypes.shtml)

For example, if you are searching ERIC on the AskERIC Advanced Search page
(http://askeric.org/Eric/adv_search.shtml), you would type 041 in Term 1
and change the "Search by" pulldown to Publication_Type.  You can then
enter your other search terms in the remaining boxes.

While it is possible to search ERIC for dissertations, it is not a
particularly good source for doing so. Doctoral dissertations make up a
very small percentage of the material indexed in ERIC. From January 1980
to March 1998, just 669 items, or .28% of accessions, were coded with the
041 publication type. (From ERIC Processing and Reference Facility Ready
Reference #16 - WHAT KINDS OF DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE ERIC DATABASE (RIE)?
http://ericfac.piccard.csc.com/rr16.html). A current search for items
coded 041 returns just 984 documents.

A better source would be Dissertation Abstracts International, published
by University Microfilms, Inc. It is available in some public and many
academic libraries.

Other dissertation-related products are also available via the Internet,
at sites such as:

* UMI Dissertation Services
This site includes information on preparing your dissertation or thesis
for publication, finding the dissertation or thesis you need, and ordering
dissertations and theses. This site also includes links to: ProQuest
Digital Dissertations -- online access to Dissertation Abstracts plus the
full text in PDF; and Dissertation Express -- a dissertation searching and
ordering service
http://www.umi.com/hp/Support/DExplorer/

Also, most colleges and universities offer access, through their online
catalogs, to the bibliographic records for dissertations and theses
written by their graduate students. Many online catalogs can be accessed
via the following web site:

* LibDex - The Library Index
http://www.libdex.com/

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Website Additions:
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LESSON PLANS:

We added 15 new lesson plans in the following subject areas (grade levels
are listed next to each title):

Arts:
Who Stole the Cookie? (1-2)

Health:
Germs, Germs, Everywhere! (K-2)
Sense of Hearing (PreK - K)

Language Arts:
Figurative Language (9-11)
The Giving Tree (PreK - 1)
William / William Mix-Up! (12)

Mathematics:
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday! (2-3)
One Hundred Hungry Ants / 150 Pennies (2-3)
Quarter Hours and Half Hours with the "Grouchy Ladybug" (2)
Turkey Glyphs (2-3)

Science:
Learning About Static Electricity (6)
Light and Color (8)
Modeling the Layers of the Earth (4-6)
Parts of a Spider (PreK - K)
Types of Simple Machines (4-5)

To view these lesson plans, please visit our Latest Lesson Plans page at:
http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/new2.shtml

Looking for a way to share your lesson plans with other educators, online?
Why not submit your lesson plan to AskERIC! We are always looking for
innovative lessons to add to our Lesson Plan collection.
http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/lpform.shtml


RESOURCE COLLECTION:

In March we added 26 new resources to our collection. Highlights from our
newest additions include a variety of full-text reports on subjects such
as educational facilities, state mandated testing, and public
prekindergarten programs.  Also, a website with lesson plans for Women's
History Month.

For a complete list of the latest Internet sites, organizations, and ERIC
Resources added, please visit the following URLs:

March 15, 2003
Highlights resources added in the first half of March.
http://askeric.org/Resource_Updates/2003/Resources_031503.shtml

March 31, 2003
Highlights resources added in the second half of March.
http://askeric.org/Resource_Updates/2003/Resources_033103.shtml


QUESTION ARCHIVE:

This month we've added three new responses to our Question Archives.

* What can you tell me about brain-based learning?
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/General_Education/Learning_Theories/brain.html

* What are the differences between the AskERIC version of the ERIC
Database and fee-based versions like SilverPlatter and DIALOG?
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/ERIC/cdrom.html

* Do you have any resources for helping students deal with the current war
in Iraq?
http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/Counseling/coping.html

For a complete list of all the latest responses added to our Question
Archive, including links to the responses highlighted above, please go to
this URL: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Qa/archives/latest.shtml

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Question of the Month:
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Q. Do you have resources for teaching students to write poetry?

A. In response to this request, we have included Internet resources which
provide suggestions for teaching poetry writing. We have also conducted a
search of the ERIC database using the descriptors 'poetry' and 'elementary
secondary education', the partial descriptor 'writing', and publication
type 052 (Teaching Guides). We found many resources that may be helpful;
they are listed below.


Internet Sites:

* Online Poetry Classroom (OPC)
"OPC serves both as an interactive professional development program and a
virtual community enabling teachers across the country to access free
poetry resources online. These teaching tools include innovative,
classroom-tested curricula and discussion forums in which users can post
strategies for and ask questions about teaching poetry at the high school
level."
http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/

* Writing Poetry Like Pros
"Using poems available through EDSITEment resources, you can make poetry
an exciting teaching and learning tool in your classroom."
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=261#LESSON1

* Freebies and Important Information for Teachers from Poetic Power
Check out the links to Poetry Teaching Tips from past issues of Poetic
Power
http://www.poeticpower.com/Frebies.htm

* Student Poetry Booklet
A unit to help students become acquainted with a variety of poetry forms
and write about topics they care about.
http://www.teachers-connect.net/TNT/mlp0033.htm

* Poetry Teachers - Poetry Class
Instructions on how to teach your students to write different types of
poems.
http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/poetclass.html

* Invent Your Own Poetry Form: An End-of-the-Year Activity!
"After students have tried their hands at writing traditional poetry,
invite them to invent their own poetry forms."
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr079.shtml

* Poetry Magic
A resource centre for the theory and craft of writing poetry. Beginning
topics include writing cycle, finding a theme, shaping a poem, and
publishing. Advanced topics include intellectual foundations, literary
criticism, and poetry movements.
http://www.poetrymagic.co.uk


Online Community:

* POETRY-W
Poetry Writing Workshop
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To: listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sub POETRY-W YourFirstName YourLastName


ERIC Citations:

For information on how to obtain the full text of ERIC documents and
journal articles please go to the following URL:
http://askeric.org/Eric/Help/obtain.shtml

Search Strategy:

poetry (Descriptor) AND writing (Descriptor) AND elementary secondary
education (Descriptor) AND 052 (Publication Type)

Record 1 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: ED452542
Author(s): Broughton,-Merry-G.
Title: Poetry Covers It All! Integrating Poetry in All Curriculum Areas.
Publication Year: 1998
Available from: http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/Broughton/Poetryunit.html.
Also available from EDRS: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED452542
Pages: 71
Abstract: This collection of ideas for poetry is intended to provide
teachers with tips for ways in which poetry could be integrated into the
daily classroom curriculum. Noting that talking about poetry is an
important step in helping students see poetry as a viable outlet for their
voices, the collection states that poetry should also offer students
connections to their real lives. It recommends including classical as well
as contemporary poetry for students' reading enjoyment. The collection is
divided into the following sections: (1) "A Prayer for Children" by Ina
Hughes; (2) Forward; (3) Intentions; (4) Beginning; (5) Poetry Ideas
(contains 44 ideas); (6) Reading Poetry Aloud; (7) Assessment and
Evaluation; and (8) Concluding Thoughts. (NKA)


Record 2 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ621128
Author(s): Cesmat,-Brandon
TI:    Nexus Poems.
Publication Year: 2000
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v32 n2 p9-11 Nov-Dec 2000
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Relates how the author teaches elementary and secondary school
students to write nexus poems--poems that use a nexus, or bridge, to
persuade the reader, or to show the reader the link between where
something originates and where people use it. (SR)


Record 3 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ607777
Author(s): Padgett,-Ron
Title: The Walk Poem.
Publication Year: 2000
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v31 n4 p5-7 Mar-Apr 2000
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Discusses the long history of writing poems about a walk, noting
many titles. Notes four basic types of walk poems and includes one by
American poet Bill Zavatksy, called "Class Walk With Notebooks After
Storm." Offers numerous brief ideas for both the writing and the form of
walk poems. (SR)


Record 4 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ583428
Author(s): Zeitlin,-Steve; Dargan,-Amanda
Title: The People's Poetry Gathering: Oral Poetry Traditions from around
the World.
Publication Year: 1999
Source: Teachers-and-Writers; v30 n4 p1-11 Mar-Apr 1999
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Discusses five forms of traditional oral poetry from around the
world which not only provide a window into the cultures that nourish them,
but inspire students to perform poetry, both their own and that from
literature. Offers examples of each form, and presents writing exercises
and ideas for students. (SR)


Record 5 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ542433
Author(s): Nye,-Naomi-Shihab
Title: Where Does It Take You? Using the Poetry of Paz, Pacheco,
Guitierrez, Blanco, and Deltoro as Models.
Publication Year: 1997
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v28 n3 p1-4 Jan-Feb 1997
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Notes the importance of noticing details and the precious, weird
little details of neighborhoods. Uses poetry by Latin American poets to
teach children and adults how to write their own poetry. Starts with basic
techniques--talking, reading, discussing, and notetaking. (PA)


Record 6 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ502790
Author: Raby,-Elizabeth
Title: Sweeping Hearts: Writing Poems Inspired by Native American Music
and Poetry.
Publication Year: 1995
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v26 n4 p9-11 Mar-Apr 1995
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: States that having students write poems while listening to a
cassette tape of "Earth Spirit" by R. Carlos Nakai has been a remarkably
successful exercise with students in grades 2-12. Discusses exercises in
which the author reads three poems while the tape plays, and the students
then write poems of their own. (PA)


Record 7 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ498856
Author(s): Morice,-Dave
Title: The Adventures of Dr. Alphabet: Unusual Ways to Write Poetry in the
Classroom and the Community.
Publication Year: 1995
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v26 n3 p1-11 Jan-Feb 1995
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Relates a poet's experiences in graduate school, and the poetry
he wrote in the 1970s. Discusses methods and techniques for poetry writing
in the classroom. Suggests topics for a series of poetry exercises:
moebius strip, poetry sights, shadow poems, poetry chair, chopstick
quatrains, poetry shirt, poem wrapping the school, word beads, and a haiku
maze. (PA)


Record 8 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ477366
Author(s): Noethe,-Sheryl; Collom,-Jack
Title: Five Poetry Assignments.
Publication Year: 1994
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v25 n3 p6-11 Jan-Feb 1994
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Describes five poetry assignments and presents examples of
students' poetry written in response to the assignments. (RS)


Record 9 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: EJ477364
Author(s): Collom,-Jack; Noethe,-Sheryl
Title: Tips on Leading Poetry Sessions.
Publication Year: 1994
Journal: Teachers-and-Writers; v25 n3 p2-4 Jan-Feb 1994
ISSN: 0739-0084
Abstract: Presents tips on leading poetry sessions, organized around the
actual classroom "hour": preparation; manner of presentation; the session
itself; afterwards; and remarks on the poetry of it. (RS)


Record 10 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: ED361711
Author(s): Fagin,-Larry
Title: The List Poem: A Guide To Teaching & Writing Catalog Verse.
Publication Year: 1991
ISBN: 0915924374
Available from the Teachers & Writers Collaborative: 5 Union Square West,
New York, NY 10003-3306 ($11.95).
Also available from EDRS: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED361711
Pages: 211
Abstract: Both a guide and an anthology, this book is for teachers (and
self-teachers) who would like to explore the list poem, a flexible poetic
form that can be used by beginning writers (from kindergarten to 12th
grade) as well as by the most sophisticated. The book: offers practical
advice on how to teach list poetry; describes how to work with students to
inspire them to write interesting and imaginative list poems; offers
specific writing ideas for list poems; defines and discusses the nature of
list poetry; traces the historical lineage of list poetry from ancient
times; and presents more than 200 examples by adults--from classical and
modern literature--and today's children. Chapters in the book are: (1)
Historical Background; (2) This Little Piggy (Lists and List Poems); (3)
Memories; (4) Oxen Should Have Very Small Foreheads (Lists in Sei
Shonagon's "Pillow Book"); (5) Parts of the Body; (6) Things to Do; (7)
Lining Up My Toys (List Poems about Being Alone); (8) I Went Out with
Vanessa del Rio (Using Kenneth Koch's Teaching Ideas); (9) How to Behave
at a Fancy Party; (10) Menus, Haircuts, Fashion Notes, and Popular Dances;
(11) Ingredients; (12) Rhymed Couplets (List Poems Inspired by Walt
Whitman and Thanksgiving); and (13) Grab Bag. (RS)


Record 11 of 11 - The ERIC Database

ERIC Number: ED352676
Author(s): Bush,-Harold-K., jr.
Title: Poetry and the Teaching of Figurative Language Skills.
Publication Year: 1993
Available from EDRS: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED352676
Pages: 12
Abstract: Many teachers note the importance of student ability to analyze
and understand intricate uses of figurative language in reading. Research
in recent years has focused on the prevalence of figures of speech in
textbooks and other reading, suggesting that the fostering of figurative
language skills should become a more common feature of language
instruction. These studies suggest that the increased focus on developing
figurative language skills will generate stronger metaphoric abilities
among readers. Unfortunately, such an emphasis is largely ignored, perhaps
due to the utilitarian biases of educators. However, to present and
develop figurative language ability, utilizing poetry may be the best tool
teachers have at their disposal. Testimonies of individual teachers bear
out this conclusion in the face of a general lack of clinical studies on
the topic. Poetry can be used in various ways to enhance vocabulary
development, to encourage more creative and fresh phrasing in student
compositions, to generate expressive language through such methods as
"clustering," as well as to motivate adult learners who are basic readers.
As students elevate their figurative language abilities, the level of
poetry used can also be easily raised, from relatively simple and
straightforward poems to poems employing very difficult metaphoric
constructs (two examples of the former type, by Carl Sandburg and Langston
Hughes, and one example of the latter type, by Wallace Stevens, are
provided in an appendix). Thus, poetry may be the ideal arena for
fostering figurative language skills at virtually any reading level.
(Eighteen references are attached.) (HB)


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