Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h4FGxIC14998; Thu, 15 May 2003 12:59:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:59:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20030515.124023.-448799.0.arconn@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: arconn@juno.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8978] Re: English immersion X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 Status: O Content-Length: 1303 Lines: 40 You are right! And "Sing It" is too! My class is 3 hours so I really have to keep them awake. Also Langston Hughes, "The Dream "is excellent....even for beginners. My classes love poetry and I have trouble finding it with simple words. I do have a few poems I use. It would be nice to print some of the poems we use so we can all use them. On Wed, 14 May 2003 23:15:02 -0400 (EDT) "olivia durham" <odurham@integrity.com> writes: > I thought everyone used Jazz Chants! It's the best way I know to > keep a two > hour class awake. > > Olivia Durham > adjunct Eng. faculty > odurham@boisestate.edu > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <arconn@juno.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:31 AM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8967] Re: English immersion > > > > I am using "Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham " and "Take Me > Out to > > the Ball Game " successfully in my ESL class. Rocka my soul , I > told > > them is for the rhythm of the song and they have accepted that. > Both > > songs by the way , are from "Sing It", a program for adults with > work > > sheets that explain some of the poetic license. Jazz chants, > although > > not set to music is also very good for the rhythm of our > language. > > > > > > >
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