Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating. By exposing students to contemporary American poetry, teachers can help them develop a growing appreciation for poetry as a dynamic, expressive, and creative genre. This workshop takes teachers beyond the formula poetry often found in classrooms to authentic forms of poetry currently being written by accomplished poets. 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.