The workshop is experiential, and teachers should come prepared to find their inner poets. Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials using a variety of strategies for different purposes. Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences. The purpose of this workshop is to share various activities which teach free verse poetry that is personal. Teachers will learn techniques for prewriting and for structuring discussion.
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
This workshop will show participants an exciting approach to writing through the use of mysteries and problem solving. Participants of the workshop will work in cooperative groups to solve problems and mysteries and to participate in collaborative writing. The problem solving and writing will involve reasoning in art, math, science, and language arts. Participants will leave knowing how to develop thematic learning centers that incorporate multiple content areas and inspire real life problem solving through mystery writing. Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials using a variety of strategies for different purposes.