Many students’ progress in writing has been impacted by the disruptions of the past three years. To support students to accelerate progress in writing, we need to explicitly teach skills for writing and plan opportunities for them to complete quality pieces of writing that are reviewed and celebrated. Poetry is a useful genre to use as writing tasks are short, creative, and rich in vocabulary and literary devices. The skills learned in poetry writing can easily be transferred to other writing forms.
The workshop will reference ideas in Sheena and Louise’s new publication, The Poetry Book.
Programme
Session 1: Guiding principles and practices
Session 2: Using shared reading to support writing
Session 3: Explicitly teaching skills for writing
Session 4: Short achievable poetry writing tasks (Quick Writes)
Session 5: Sharing and celebrating writing
Avondale’s heritage-listed clubhouse, built circa 1927, features flexible event spaces which can comfortably accommodate from 10 up to 200 people for your event. Every room is filled with warm character within a stylish and intimate interior.
Location: Sydney 9am-1pm AEST
Date: Sat, 22nd April 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
