Poetry prompts teacher to turn musical

By EducationHQ News Team
Published September 8, 2008

Thinking of how to make poetry appealing to the senior students in my English class — especially some of the boys — is something I've been mulling over recently.

In Term 3 we'll be studying romantic poetry — Keats in particular — and I want them to feel inspired ...

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Poetry prompts teacher to turn musical

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