In this workshop, participants will use an everyday, sometimes ignored, object as an inspirational springboard and will take part in creation of idea webs. Participants should become more knowledgeable about the writing process and the steps involved to help link student ideas as they progress from concrete to more conceptual thinking in development of their own Stone Shoes Stories. Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences. Also, music will be used as an auditory prompt for writing poetry and as a means of introducing students to the contrasting themes found in novels that deal with war. 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.
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.