Some sites to help in this effort:

• National Poetry Month @ Scholastic
  Study the genre of poetry by taking part in step-by-step workshops with favorite authors. Then publish your poems online in Scholastic's Poetry Anthology or I Spy Riddle Library.
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm

• National Poetry Month @ infoplease
  Features a wide variety of poetry information, resources and activites.
  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmonth1.html

• Poetry Lesson Plans
  The lessons presented here focus on appreciating poetry — reading, discussing, and enjoying poems — rather than on the writing of original poetry. Several of the lessons emphasize the pleasure in the words and sounds of poems as place to begin — reminding students that poetry is art, and that it is satisfying and exciting to discover a poem that enthralls you and to say it in your own voice.
  http://www.favoritepoem.org/forteachers/lessonplans.html

• Types of Poetry
  These are just a very few example of different types of poetry. Most of the definitions has at least one example of each particular type of poetry for better understanding.
  http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

Good Luck!

This week features a new offering from The National Education Data Partnership:

SchoolMatters
http://www.schoolmatters.com
SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance. SchoolMatters will educate, empower, and engage education stakeholders.

• The information and analysis will educate Americans about how schools and school districts are performing and help them understand the complex relationships between achievement and investment.
• SchoolMatters will empower educators and policymakers, giving them easy access to the information they need to craft strong education policies.
• Finally, SchoolMatters will engage the public in a widespread movement to improve our nation's school systems. For the first time, parents and the general public will have instant access to a wide range of data on local schools and schools districts, enabling them to make informed decisions, ranging from policies they advocate to the schools their children attend.

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