# Touchstones: A Teaching Anthology of Poetry Boost eBook

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- Authors: [Michael J. Benton](https://www.bookquiver.com/mike-benton), [Peter Benton](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-benton)
- Publisher: hodder_education
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-13-9834-857-8
- Published: 2021-02-25
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Develop a love for poetry at key stage three with the trusted Touchstones series. This diverse selection of over 150 poems features thought-provoking contemporary voices and much-loved favourites as a Boost eBook. Boost eBooks are interactive, accessible and flexible. They use the latest research and technology to provide the very best experience for students and teachers. Touchstones: A Teaching Anthology of Poetry will help you to: · Explain and contextualise poems across a broad range of genres and themes · Support your lessons with over 100 ready-made activities designed for independent, paired and group work · Challenge your students with additional activities specifically designed to stretch their learning · Build the skills required for the poetry element of the latest GCSE English Literature specifications, with chapters dedicated to comparative and unseen poetry · Introduce a range of poets commonly studied at GCSE, from William Wordsworth to Imtiaz Dharker · Introduce a range of contemporary poets, such as Kate Clanchy and Holly McNish, alongside more familiar classics · Support the implementation of the 2014 national curriculum at Key Stage 3