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In the sixth grade, the poem she wrote for a class caused her teacher to recommend that she apply to the Alabama School of Fine Arts. [9] While in the Creative Writing program at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Jones continued to study poetry and became particularly fascinated with Rita Dove 's work, which inspired her to use her poetry as a ...
Thornhill's interest in poetry began in 6th grade when she wrote a poem about Christmas in Trinidad. This established a connection with her Trinidadian roots. She attended Wellington High School in West Palm Beach, Florida , where she was assisted by her 10th-grade English teacher to develop her writing skills.
Cover of McGuffey's First Reader. The Eclectic Readers (commonly, but informally known as the McGuffey Readers) were a series of graded primers for grade levels 1–6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and homeschooling.
The Norton Anthology of Poetry is one of several literary anthologies published by W.W. Norton and Company. It is intended for classroom use, [1] and has sold well. [2] The anthology appeared in 1970 and is in its sixth edition, a volume which includes 1,871 poems. [3] The book has been seen as representing a canon.
In poetry, internal rhyme, or middle rhyme, is rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse, or between internal phrases across multiple lines. [1] [2] By contrast, rhyme between line endings is known as end rhyme. Internal rhyme schemes can be denoted with spaces or commas between lines. For example, "ac,ac,ac" denotes a three-line poem ...
Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian author of children's and young adult fiction books. [1] Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Janet S. Wong is an American poet and author of children's books.She has written over 30 books, primarily poetry, picture books, and middle grade fiction.At the age of seven, she had an active imagination.
Sixth grade (also 6th grade or grade 6) is the sixth year of formal or compulsory education. Students in sixth grade are usually 11-12 years old. Students in sixth grade are usually 11-12 years old. It is commonly the first or second grade of middle school or the last grade of elementary school, and the sixth school year since kindergarten .