Hi Bill Alexis Aitken from Canada here! We would love to participate for the third year in the poetryslam. Thanks Alexis
-----Original message----- From: "Lucinda Marcello" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:36:45 -0700 To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."[email protected] Subject: Re: [LIT] online poetry slam > I would like to do this. Would it work with middle schoolers? > > Thanks. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill IVEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 8:41 PM > Subject: [LIT] online poetry slam > > > > Hi! > > > > National Poetry Month (in the U.S. anyway) is fast approaching, and with > > it the annual online poetry slam. Keith is waiting for one last piece of > > information from me to put together the registration page. In the > > meantime, if you're interested, please send me an email and I'll add you > > to the list. > > > > For the many newcomers to our list since last year: the online poetry > > slam, which takes place in April, joins together approximately 12 > > classrooms from places as diverse as our listserve membership (meaning > > quite diverse!). Each class is assigned a blog, and begins by posting a > > general introduction. During the next approximately two weeks, students > > post poems they wish to share with the group. This is followed by a period > > of comments, with each school committing to help ensure every student-poet > > has his/her work commented upon. At the end, the entire experience > > (introductions, poems and comments) is archived for posterity. > > > > There is a modest entry fee to help defray Keith's time and expenses. It > > is a ton of fun, and I highly encourage anyone thinking of joining to send > > me (privately) an email). Last year, it filled up quite quickly, so the > > sooner you respond, the better. > > > > See you online! > > > > Take care, > > Bill Ivey > > Stoneleigh-Burnham School > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/718 - Release Date: 3/11/2007 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
