We are in the process of finalizing the details for our annual Online Poetry Slam project. The Online Poetry Slam is sponsored by The Literacy Workshop and is a fantastic opportunity for students to post poetry online in a classroom blog and then get feedback from students in remote classrooms.
Classroom teachers will control all aspects of their poetry blog and must approve all posts to the blog as well as all comments made to poems. This project is a wonderful way to get introduced to blogs and will provide you with an outlet for publishing student poetry that generates authentic peer feedback. The Online Poetry Slam will run from April through June and is flexible so that classrooms with various spring breaks and testing schedules can participate. In past projects we have seen over 1000 student poems with over 3500 comments from participating classrooms. The registration process for the online Poetry Slam is now open through April 1. The project has an emphasis on middle level classrooms, but we've had participating classrooms from grades 5-10. You can view more details on the project and take a look at past projects by visiting http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm. We encourage everyone interested to take a look at how the project works to help you decide if this opportunity fits your classroom. Please contact me (km...@literacyworkshop.org) if you require additional information. Keith Mack Web Administrator km...@literacyworkshop.org _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
