January 2007 The Power of Poetry: Teaching Content and More “Mixing content learning with poetry can be a powerful way to synthesize information as we delve deeply into meaning while squeezing out extraneous words and composing a few well-thought-out lines."    —Allison L. Baer September 2006 Fluency Instruction: Best Practices for Older Readers Read This Issue Open Archives Date | Author | Title | "A Look at the OGT"		CONTENTS Feature Simple Poems, Powerful Teaching: Experiencing Poetry in Content-Area Classrooms by Allison L. Baer   Classroom Vignettes Poetry and the Standards? by Sandina Alexander   The Power of Poetry: Three Examples of Using Poetry to Support Expository Writing by Dana Perkins   Student Voices Poetry from the Students’ Point of View   A Look at the OGT Reading a Poem by Carol Brown Dodson   For Your Bookshelf Books by Atwell, Holbrook, Janeczko, and Somers by Sheila Cantlebary   From the ORC Collection More Resources on the Power of Poetry: Teaching Content and More   Share Your Expertise and Insights Write for Adolescent Literacy In Perspective Adolescent Literacy In Perspective examines issues from many points of view. We strive to share classroom experiences, innovative ideas, and promising practices from across Ohio. If you are interested in submitting an article, contact us at editor@ohiorc.org.
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