Joseph Fasano, author portrait
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Joseph Fasano

Joseph Fasano is the author of five books of poetry and two novels. His honors include the Cider Press Review Book Award, the Rattle Poetry Prize, and a nomination for the Poets' Prize. His writing has appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, The Yale Review, The Southern Review, and the PEN Poetry Series, among other publications. A professor at Manhattanville College, he lives with his family in New York.
The Magic Words

Books

The Magic Words

Books for Native American Heritage Month

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month this November, Penguin Random House Education is highlighting books that detail the history of Native Americans, and stories that explore Native American culture and experiences. Browse our collections here: Native American Creators Native American History & Culture

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2024 Middle and High School Collections

The Penguin Random House Education Middle School and High School Digital Collections feature outstanding fiction and nonfiction from the children’s, adult, DK, and Grupo Editorial divisions, as well as publishers distributed by Penguin Random House. Peruse online or download these valuable resources to discover great books in specific topic areas such as: English Language Arts,

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PRH Education High School Collections

All reading communities should contain protected time for the sake of reading. Independent reading practices emphasize the process of making meaning through reading, not an end product. The school culture (teachers, administration, etc.) should affirm this daily practice time as inherently important instructional time for all readers. (NCTE, 2019)   The Penguin Random House High

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PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

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The Magic Words: How to use poetry prompts to unlock creativity and confidence in academic writing students

By: Joseph Fasano In 2022, I was invited to speak with a class of second graders in New Jersey to teach them about the craft and magic of poetry. I developed a prompt, The Magic Words framework, that could help them unlock images, thoughts, and feelings without worrying about how to structure a piece of

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