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 March through June and is flexible so that classrooms with various spring breaks and testing schedules can participate. In past projects we averaged about 500 student poems with over 2400 comments from participating classrooms. The registration process for the online Poetry Slam will begin on March 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 by visiting http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm. We encourage everyone interested to take a look at how the project works so that you'll be ready to submit your application in early March. An announcement about open registration along with the URL to apply will be posted to this list on March 1st. Please contact me if you require additional information. Keith Mack Web Administrator http://www.literacyworkshop.org _______________________________________________ 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
