Analyzing and Writing Poetry - G5-6 Booking form
For teachers who aren’t familiar with poetry, assisting students in understanding not only how a poem was written, the imagery, and word use, but also where it fits within history and society can create anxiety.
Analyzing and Writing Poetry
Designed for students in Grades 5-6
What students will discover:
Students will gain an understanding of effective poetry analysis by examining literary devices, form, symbolism, where the poem fits within history and society, who the author was/is, as well as the audience they were addressing during the creation of the poem. All this will be done in such a way as to alleviate student anxiety, disinterest, and reluctance and get the students excited about poetry and their place within it. Students will then write a poem of their own in a way that elevates their self-esteem and shows them that poetry is something not to be feared, but embraced. Our AWCS Poetry Instructors bring years of academic experience to the classroom - they are poets, instructors, and performers themselves and have a passion that is contagious.
Outcomes:
Students will gain confidence in effectively analyzing and understanding example poetry, and feel comfortable creating their own poem in a similar style. Teachers will also be able to gain insight into methods of teaching poetry without anxiety.
Curriculum Touch Points:
Grades 5-6
- Explore various poetic forms and structures, figurative language, and poetry as a form of expression while practicing comprehension strategies to make inferences, analyze new information, and interpret text.
- Explore the historical, social, and cultural contexts behind texts, and understand authors’ perspectives and/or biases then create poems using a variety of forms and structures.
- Learn to effectively communicate ideas through writing, including planning, organization, editing, and building creative thinking skills to develop a distinctive personal writing style and utilize language effectively.
Cost for schools
This program is best taught as a single session or half-day program. Multiple classes can experience this workshop over a day.
- $350.00 a session (60-90 minutes)
- $650.00 half-day session (morning or afternoon)
- $1200.00 for a full day
Save money by booking multiple classes!
For example: For the single full-day fee, you can book two single sessions in the morning and a half-day session in the afternoon.
Not in the Calgary area? Contact us about getting a remote instructor.
School on a tight budget. Let's chat. We may be able to work something out.
