Sharon Walrond Harris

A Poetry Primer Sharon Walrond Harris

NEW EDITION IN BLACK AND WHITEA POETRY PRIMER: SCRANFORD THE SCARECROW AND OTHER FUN POEMS, Second Edition. YOUNG PEOPLE LOVE THESE FUN POEMS! AND GROWN-UPS DO, TOO! Original poems by the author and classic poems by well-known poets make poetry come alive. In this "poetry primer," teaching poetry styles is made easy! These FUN poems provide enjoyment and encourage young readers to love poetry and to create their own! Each chapter provides the basic elements of a particular style, including narrative, descriptive, lyric, nonsense, limericks, sonnets, and haiku. Parents and teachers love seeing young readers become excited about reading and writing poetry! The book includes templates for the seven styles of poetry that children can use in writing poems. The templates may be photocopied or downloaded from the author's website: www.sharonwalrondharris.com. This edition is printed in black and white in order to keep the cost low. The original edition and the kindle eBook are in color.