# Touchstones: A Teaching Anthology of Poetry

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- Authors: [Michael J. Benton](https://www.bookquiver.com/mike-benton), [Peter Benton](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-benton)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2021-01-29

## 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. 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 Michael Benton has recently published a new collection of poetry: 'In the Mind's Eye'. Available in bookstores now.

## Editions

### Touchstones: A Teaching Anthology of Poetry

- Publisher: hodder_education
- ISBN: 978-15-1047-648-6
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2021-01-29
- Language: en_GB