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Many thousands of pupils have developed a love of poetry through the classic Touchstones series. Now this bestselling Key Stage 3 anthology - celebrating its 40th anniversary - has been completely updated to meet the demands of today's classroom and the 2008 National Curriculum. Touchstones Now contains a rich selection of poetry, ranging from Chaucer to modern-day poets, including many unusual and thought-provoking pieces together with much-loved favourites. The unique structure of the anthology enables pupils to examine how differing poetic constructs work as well as exploring poetic themes and studying individual poets. Many of the popular features of other Benton anthologies such as Picture Poems and Painting with Words are integrated into this new edition.

Contents: Part A Ten Units Unit 1 Playing With Words Unit 2 Making Your Own Notes Unit 3 Making Word-Pictures Unit 4 Comparisons Unit 5 Rhythm and Movement Unit 6 Sound and Movement Unit 7 Patterns on the Page Unit 8 Ballads Unit 9 Word Pictures and Ideas Unit 10 Mixed Feelings Part B Ten Themes Unit 1 Seasons Unit 2 Nonsense and Stuff Unit 3 Magic and Mystery Unit 4 Stories Unit 5 Ballads Unit 6 Creatures Unit 7 School Unit 8 Me 1 Unit 9 You Unit 10 Poems and Paintings Part C Ten poets Unit 1 Geoffrey Chaucer Unit 2 William Shakespeare Unit 3 John Clare Unit 4 Alfred, Lord Tennyson Unit 5 Christina Rossetti Unit 6 D.H Lawrence Unit 7 Ted Hughes Unit 8 John Agard Unit 9 Charles Causley Unit 10 Grace Nichols