Oh No… Anything But Poetry!!!

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Oh No… Anything But Poetry!!!
3 In-service Credits/ 45 hours Instructor: Angela D’Amico May 1-30, August 1-30, October 1-30

Difficult, boring, intimidating….STOP!! Change that to fun, exciting, and creative! This is not your mother’s poetry class. See how poetry can be used in all areas to enhance your curriculum and build student confidence. ELA teachers – use song lyrics for teaching poetic elements, History teachers – have your students bring historical characters back to life with an “All About..(Abe)” poem; Science teachers – how about an ACROSTIC? Art teachers – shape and color poems…You get the idea. This course features something for everyone. Learn techniques for a variety of student-friendly poems for all ages that will challenge your students’ creativity and spice up your bulletin boards. This course is appropriate for all content areas N-12.