Poetry Out Loud: Bring Poetry to Its Feet in Your Classroom or School

NHCTE Fall After School Special

November 15, 2011

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off,
I know that is poetry.

                                                                                    Emily Dickinson
 

Help your students discover how reading and writing poetry can be a mind-blowing experience.In this workshop you will receive practical activities and strategies for teaching poetry that you will be able to apply in your own classrooms. In addition, you will be introduced to the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest as a powerful tool for the promotion of poetry and how to conduct a successful contest in your school. 

Presenter: This workshop will be presented by Jill Pinard, President of the New Hampshire Council of Teachers of English and member of New Hampshire’s Poetry Out Loud Advisory Board. 

Location: John Stark Regional High School, 618 North Stark Highway in Weare, New Hampshire

Time: 4:00-5:15

Cost: Free for NHCTE members and $15.00* for non-members, which includes membership.

(*Pay by cash or check when you arrive at this event.)

Workshop Registration

Register for this event by completing the form below.  Registration deadline: 11/13/2011

By registering for this event, you grant NHCTE permission to use photographs and videos taken of you in group settings during the event in future published materials.