Mrs.W Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 My 11 year old daughter does great with Rod & Staff English, except for the poetry lessons -- specifically the rhythm lessons. I am at a loss of how to make it understandable for her. Any suggestions on teaching poetry? Others books, websites, anything? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.W Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Trying again...poetry suggestions, anyone? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Well, I've never actually used it but I do own it...you could try The Grammar of Poetry by Matt Whitling. It is part of the Imitation in Writing series. They had them at Veritas Press last year of so but you could probably google it and find easily enough. Also, my dd (6th) will be starting Poetry for Beginners from Classical Writing later this year. Here is the link: http://www.classicalwriting.com Or you might look for something at a teacher materials site like Evan Moor too. Sorry, that's all I can think of... HTH:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Painless Poetry might work. It might be a little old, but not by much. Also, you might try just having her keep a poetry notebook. Have a few age appropriate authors and then have her pick her favorite poem and keep it in a book. Just exposure to many different authors might give her a better idea. Dd and I found R&S to be lacking in teaching poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.W Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thank you for the suggestions. I will be looking into all of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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