What does Poetry Out Loud look like in a school?
An individual teacher, a group of teachers, the drama department or club, or an entire school decides to offer this opportunity to students. The way that teachers implement the program is up to them. Possibilities include: A unit on poetry in English or drama classes (based on the poems in the Poetry Out Loud anthology), culminating in recitations by each student in front of the class, possibly using lesson plans that will be provided The offering of extra credit to students who participate An after-school opportunity for students who volunteer to participate A school-wide celebration of poetry What must result from whatever plan you follow, however, is that one winner from your school selected through a legitimately judged competition will participate at the state contest to be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. Assistance is available for determining judging criteria.
An individual teacher, a group of teachers, the drama department or club, or an entire school decides to offer this opportunity to students. The way that teachers implement the program is up to them. Possibilities include: • A unit on poetry based on the poems in this program in English or drama classes, culminating in recitations by each student in front of the class, possibly using lesson plans that will be provided • The offering of extra credit to students who participate • An after-school opportunity for students who volunteer to participate • A school-wide celebration of poetry What must result from whatever plan you follow, however, is one winner from your school will participate at the state contest to be held on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. Assistance is available for determining judging criteria.
