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Unleash the power of poetry to boost all academic writing Student writing outcomes will transform if we invest more time in the genre we too often ignore: poetry!. With Poetry Pauses, Brett Vogelsinger asserts that all good writing takes us to deeper places, whether it's narrative, argument, informational, or verse. So why not use the palm-size examples of a poem to develop students' skills slowly and surely? This book helps you to: Teach techniques such as using sound, pattern, imagery, grammatical structures, and dialogue Select poems from the online companion website for read alouds and writing warm ups Reshape students' attitude about verse with contemporary spoken-word and poems by today's favorite poets Know how to tuck specific poems into any part of the writing process to build your students' understanding of brainstorming, elaboration, paragraphing, argumentation, and more No matter what students go on to do in life, being able to reach a broad audience with language that engages the whole mind is a gift. The resources here and online will stoke students' logic and creativity immeasurably.

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In Poetry Pauses, Vogelsinger provides exactly the encouragement, guidance, and resources that teachers of writing need. He is a master reader and master teacher-practical and accessible, nuanced and detailed. From content that students will love to assessments that will challenge them, from first principles of understanding to subtle approaches for analysis, Vogelsinger thinks like the veteran practitioner and generous colleague that all departments need. Poetry Pauses is a collection of resources and inspiration that I am certain will enliven and enrich my courses right away, and for years to come. -- Joel Garza Brett Vogelsinger's Poetry Pauses is the book we need right now to guide us in how to bring poetry into our classrooms every day not as a full-scale unit of study but by 'opening little nooks of space for poetry.' Brett's practical 'poetry pauses' give us an accessible framework and an abundance of ideas and materials for supporting students not only as poets but also as writers in all genres throughout the school year. -- Georgia Heard I have a few teaching books that sit right next to my desk. Tattered and dog-eared and covered in tabs, these are my go-to resources that I use again and again. Poetry Pauses is the newest member of this shelf. In it, Vogelsinger offers practical, vibrant lessons for using poetry to enhance everything I want to do: help students learn about language, brainstorm new ideas, sharpen claims, encounter different perspectives, hold on to feedback, engage in deep thinking, build skills, and lay the foundation for living better, richer, and more poetic lives -- Matthew Johnson Poetry Pauses beckons us away from our classroom routines to learn in the presence of a poem. Here you will marinate in surprising language. You will laugh. You will imagine new lessons in all genres. You might grab a pen and drop a few lines. I did. Keep this on your desk; you will return often. -- Penny Kittle Brett Vogelsinger's passion for poetry bleeds through every page of Poetry Pauses. Poems have long often been thought of as scary or boring and using Brett's ideas in this book are sure to get your students- and YOU-to fall in love with the beauty of poetry. I can't wait to share this book with every teacher I know! -- Todd Nesloney Writing, like teaching, is a mixture of art and science. So many professional texts make writing scientific-practical, discrete steps that can be broken down and easily taught to any student. In Poetry Pauses, Brett Voeglsinger brings the art and magic and mystery of writing back to our classrooms. This practical and beautiful book invites us to look at poetry in a new way. It nudges us to consider that poetry is not just a genre to be studied one month a year, but a genre that unlocks possibilities for student writers at every stage of the writing process-from planning to drafting to polishing. Poetry Pauses reminds us once again that poetry is a vehicle through which we can teach 'every essential feature' of writing in any genre and can be the 'foundation for a year of motivated writing' (Atwell 2015, 317-318). This book will live on the corner of my desk to be used every day in my teaching. -- Rebekah O'Dell Poetry, and taking time to pause, is a powerful ally in the endeavor to strengthen student writing. Vogelsinger's work is jam-packed with protocols, activities, resources, and just the right amount of research that will not only meet your students' writing needs, but also their need to connect to self, SEL, and society -- Andy Schoenborn

"In Poetry Pauses, Vogelsinger provides exactly the encouragement, guidance, and resources that teachers of writing need. He is a master reader and master teacher—practical and accessible, nuanced and detailed. From content that students will love to assessments that will challenge them, from first principles of understanding to subtle approaches for analysis, Vogelsinger thinks like the veteran practitioner and generous colleague that all departments need. Poetry Pauses is a collection of resources and inspiration that I am certain will enliven and enrich my courses right away, and for years to come. -- Joel Garza, Upper School English Chair, Greenhill School Brett Vogelsinger’s Poetry Pauses is the book we need right now to guide us in how to bring poetry into our classrooms every day not as a full-scale unit of study but by ‘opening little nooks of space for poetry.’ Brett’s practical ‘poetry pauses’ give us an accessible framework and an abundance of ideas and materials for supporting students not only as poets but also as writers in all genres throughout the school year. -- Georgia Heard, co-author of ""A Field Guide to the Heart: Poems of Love, Comfort & Hope"" I have a few teaching books that sit right next to my desk. Tattered and dog-eared and covered in tabs, these are my go-to resources that I use again and again. Poetry Pauses is the newest member of this shelf. In it, Vogelsinger offers practical, vibrant lessons for using poetry to enhance everything I want to do: help students learn about language, brainstorm new ideas, sharpen claims, encounter different perspectives, hold on to feedback, engage in deep thinking, build skills, and lay the foundation for living better, richer, and more poetic lives. -- Matthew Johnson, co-author of ""Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Middle and High School ELA"" Poetry Pauses beckons us away from our classroom routines to learn in the presence of a poem. Here you will marinate in surprising language. You will laugh. You will imagine new lessons in all genres. You might grab a pen and drop a few lines. I did. Keep this on your desk; you will return often. -- Penny Kittle, author of ""Book Love"" and ""Write Beside Them"" Brett Vogelsinger’s passion for poetry bleeds through every page of Poetry Pauses. Poems have long often been thought of as scary or boring and using Brett’s ideas in this book are sure to get your students— and YOU—to fall in love with the beauty of poetry. I can’t wait to share this book with every teacher I know! -- Todd Nesloney, Director of Culture & Strategic Leadership, TEPSA Writing, like teaching, is a mixture of art and science. So many professional texts make writing scientific—practical, discrete steps that can be broken down and easily taught to any student. In Poetry Pauses, Brett Voeglsinger brings the art and magic and mystery of writing back to our classrooms. This practical and beautiful book invites us to look at poetry in a new way. It nudges us to consider that poetry is not just a genre to be studied one month a year, but a genre that unlocks possibilities for student writers at every stage of the writing process—from planning to drafting to polishing. Poetry Pauses reminds us once again that poetry is a vehicle through which we can teach ‘every essential feature’ of writing in any genre and can be the ‘foundation for a year of motivated writing’ (Atwell 2015, 317–318). This book will live on the corner of my desk to be used every day in my teaching. -- Rebekah O′Dell, co-author of ""Writing with Mentors"" and ""Beyond Literary Analysis"" Poetry, and taking time to pause, is a powerful ally in the endeavor to strengthen student writing. Vogelsinger’s work is jam-packed with protocols, activities, resources, and just the right amount of research that will not only meet your students’ writing needs, but also their need to connect to self, SEL, and society. -- Andy Schoenborn, teacher consultant and teacher, National Writing Project, Clare Public Schools"

In Poetry Pauses, Vogelsinger provides exactly the encouragement, guidance, and resources that teachers of writing need. He is a master reader and master teacher-practical and accessible, nuanced and detailed. From content that students will love to assessments that will challenge them, from first principles of understanding to subtle approaches for analysis, Vogelsinger thinks like the veteran practitioner and generous colleague that all departments need. Poetry Pauses is a collection of resources and inspiration that I am certain will enliven and enrich my courses right away, and for years to come. -- Joel Garza, Upper School English Chair, Greenhill School Brett Vogelsinger's Poetry Pauses is the book we need right now to guide us in how to bring poetry into our classrooms every day not as a full-scale unit of study but by 'opening little nooks of space for poetry.' Brett's practical 'poetry pauses' give us an accessible framework and an abundance of ideas and materials for supporting students not only as poets but also as writers in all genres throughout the school year. -- Georgia Heard, co-author of A Field Guide to the Heart: Poems of Love, Comfort & Hope I have a few teaching books that sit right next to my desk. Tattered and dog-eared and covered in tabs, these are my go-to resources that I use again and again. Poetry Pauses is the newest member of this shelf. In it, Vogelsinger offers practical, vibrant lessons for using poetry to enhance everything I want to do: help students learn about language, brainstorm new ideas, sharpen claims, encounter different perspectives, hold on to feedback, engage in deep thinking, build skills, and lay the foundation for living better, richer, and more poetic lives. -- Matthew Johnson, co-author of Answers to Your Biggest Questions About Teaching Middle and High School ELA Poetry Pauses beckons us away from our classroom routines to learn in the presence of a poem. Here you will marinate in surprising language. You will laugh. You will imagine new lessons in all genres. You might grab a pen and drop a few lines. I did. Keep this on your desk; you will return often. -- Penny Kittle, author of Book Love and Write Beside Them Brett Vogelsinger's passion for poetry bleeds through every page of Poetry Pauses. Poems have long often been thought of as scary or boring and using Brett's ideas in this book are sure to get your students- and YOU-to fall in love with the beauty of poetry. I can't wait to share this book with every teacher I know! -- Todd Nesloney, Director of Culture & Strategic Leadership, TEPSA Writing, like teaching, is a mixture of art and science. So many professional texts make writing scientific-practical, discrete steps that can be broken down and easily taught to any student. In Poetry Pauses, Brett Voeglsinger brings the art and magic and mystery of writing back to our classrooms. This practical and beautiful book invites us to look at poetry in a new way. It nudges us to consider that poetry is not just a genre to be studied one month a year, but a genre that unlocks possibilities for student writers at every stage of the writing process-from planning to drafting to polishing. Poetry Pauses reminds us once again that poetry is a vehicle through which we can teach 'every essential feature' of writing in any genre and can be the 'foundation for a year of motivated writing' (Atwell 2015, 317-318). This book will live on the corner of my desk to be used every day in my teaching. -- Rebekah O'Dell, co-author of Writing with Mentors and Beyond Literary Analysis Poetry, and taking time to pause, is a powerful ally in the endeavor to strengthen student writing. Vogelsinger's work is jam-packed with protocols, activities, resources, and just the right amount of research that will not only meet your students' writing needs, but also their need to connect to self, SEL, and society. -- Andy Schoenborn, teacher consultant and teacher, National Writing Project, Clare Public Schools

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Brett Vogelsinger has been teaching English for twenty years and currently teaches ninth-grade students at Holicong Middle School in Bucks County, PA.  He is a regular contributor at the Moving Writers blog (www.movingwriters.org) and has written about teaching and learning for Edutopia, NCTE Verse, and The New York Times Learning Network. When not teaching, grading, or writing about such things, you will likely find him spending time with his family, his garden, or his Jenga tower of books he plans to read. You can find him on Twitter @theVogelman or at his website, www.brettvogelsinger.com.

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