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From: James Elliott <J_C_Elliott>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 21:17:07 -0000
I surely hope someone is compiling all these into a list! I know I could use one at the Circulation Desk! LOL
A few years ago, Maria Mena at the main branch of the Leon County Library hosted a Poetry Slam. I believe that at the first one attendance was light. But since then, the local High Schools have gotten up their own Poetry Slam Clubs and now compete to see who will represent their schools. It's quite popular! I've been suggesting it to the Children's Librarian in Gadsden County, but so far, while she thinks it's interesting, that's as far as it goes. I'll keep trying!
Jim Elliott North Florida
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Gabb" <cgabb at mindspring.com> To: "CCBC" <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 4:27 PM Subject: [CCBC-Net] struggling readers and poetry...
> BlankThanks Lee for bringing in poetry to this discussion.
> Several years ago, I collaborated with a middle school English teacher to
> provide a poetry experience for students who were definitely struggling,
> and gennerall non-... readers.
>
> I met with the students weekly and brought in poetry books ...
> from each of the three groupings (which I have used with my
> undergraduates for years): anthology/single author, anthology/mixed
authors,
> and poem-as-book [i.e., OLD HENRY/Blos].
>
> Then we presented books to the students about how to "make" books ...
> from pop-up to comic book formats. Students wrote their own poems,
> created books to hold these poems, and shared with the class (and rest
> of school). The book SOUL LOOKS BACK IN WONDER (er/ill Tom Feelings)
> was given to 5 winners (vs. the competitive and often disheartening
> emotions of just 1 winner).
>
> Students read and read ... one of the more exciting projects of my
> collaborations over the years.
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 04 Nov 2006 03:17:07 PM CST
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 21:17:07 -0000
I surely hope someone is compiling all these into a list! I know I could use one at the Circulation Desk! LOL
A few years ago, Maria Mena at the main branch of the Leon County Library hosted a Poetry Slam. I believe that at the first one attendance was light. But since then, the local High Schools have gotten up their own Poetry Slam Clubs and now compete to see who will represent their schools. It's quite popular! I've been suggesting it to the Children's Librarian in Gadsden County, but so far, while she thinks it's interesting, that's as far as it goes. I'll keep trying!
Jim Elliott North Florida
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Gabb" <cgabb at mindspring.com> To: "CCBC" <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 4:27 PM Subject: [CCBC-Net] struggling readers and poetry...
> BlankThanks Lee for bringing in poetry to this discussion.
> Several years ago, I collaborated with a middle school English teacher to
> provide a poetry experience for students who were definitely struggling,
> and gennerall non-... readers.
>
> I met with the students weekly and brought in poetry books ...
> from each of the three groupings (which I have used with my
> undergraduates for years): anthology/single author, anthology/mixed
authors,
> and poem-as-book [i.e., OLD HENRY/Blos].
>
> Then we presented books to the students about how to "make" books ...
> from pop-up to comic book formats. Students wrote their own poems,
> created books to hold these poems, and shared with the class (and rest
> of school). The book SOUL LOOKS BACK IN WONDER (er/ill Tom Feelings)
> was given to 5 winners (vs. the competitive and often disheartening
> emotions of just 1 winner).
>
> Students read and read ... one of the more exciting projects of my
> collaborations over the years.
>
>
>
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