Its Been Awhile
Can you believe it?!?! Over six weeks since my last post and so much has happened. The poetry slams have beeen a HUGH SUCCESS!! I’ve been so impressed with the depth of emotion expressed by our poet participants. You have touched the hearts of the auidences who have attended our poetry slams. The poetry slam finals are Tuesday, May 15th in Thompson and Moody’s room. It promises to be another half hour wordsmithing heart-touching entertainment. I’d like your thoughts on the poetry slams and your suggestions on how we can make them better in the futrue.
Moving on, Monster has really been a fast paced entertaining read. The key question: Can Steve Harmmon be trusted as a narrator? I thought it would be interesting for you aspiring writers to try the craft of screenwriting. We’ll do a series of activities to help you unleash your creative juices. Shoes on the Highway is a perfect place for inspiration.
Carpia Diem!
May 15th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
The poetry slams have been some of the coolest work I have heard from kids in all my years of middle school teaching! The honesty and emotion I heard as you read your poems was beyond what I previously thought most middle schoolers were capable of producing. The slams helped me remember one of the reasons I love working with this age group, you never cease to amaze me! I think the poetry slams are bigger than 30 minutes during lunch. Hopefully we can find a time within the school day when more people can enjoy your work.
June 1st, 2007 at 7:04 am
Ok, I think we should all give it up for our winners Arianna and Hannah whoooooooooooooooo! Yeah! But, anyway, I think the poetry slam was awesome and a great idea; it really helped us middle school kids be more creative and supportive of each other. I really hope you keep doing this for the future 8th graders.