Poetry Pauses

Brett Vogelsinger has been teaching English for over twenty years and currently teaches a full schedule of students at Central Bucks High School South in Bucks County, PA. He is the author of Poetry Pauses: Teaching with Poems to Elevate Student Writing in All Genres. He is also a regular contributor at Moving Writers (www.movingwriters.org) and has been featured on Edutopia, NCTE Verse, NPR′s MindShift podcast, 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 the Jenga tower of books he plans to read. You can find him on most social media @theVogelman or at his website, www.brettvogelsinger.com.

Introduction: Purposeful Poetry Pauses
Chapter 1: Poetry to Bring on the Brainstorm
Chapter 2: Poetry Pauses for Writing Analysis
Chapter 3: Poetry Pauses for Crafting Narrative
Chapter 4: Poetry Pauses for Argument Writing
Chapter 5: Poetry Pauses for Writing Informative and Research Pieces
Chapter 6: Poetry Pauses for Improving Grammar and Punctuation Skills
Chapter 7: Poetry as a Healthy Literacy Routine
Appendices