BSWP Writer's Cabin

National Poetry Month

Hello!  I have a host of ideas and web-links you can visit for National Poetry Writing Month or to tune up those rusty poetry plans....There are ideas for writers, teachers (lesson plans & web-links), and students of all ages (poetry/visual art projects).  Enjoy!

FOR TEACHERS:

This is my Favorite site - Ideas for educators for poetry month – includes lesson plans and different ways to celebrate poetry month BOTH FOR TEACHER AND WRITER - http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/6

Read, Write, Think – web-site with great poetry resources – lesson plans, links, resources

http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=478

Lesson plans and ideas that create visual art to go with poetry for students both Elementary and Secondary:

           From Crayola – They have some cool new tools!

Poems and paintings – relating the written word to visual art –

http://www.crayola.com/crafts/detail/poems-and-paintings-craft/

older elementary through high school ideas for memory books/journal/sketchbooks - http://www.crayola.com/crafts/detail/magnificent-memories-sketch-book-craft/

older and younger – magnetic poetry corner and paper bag pirates –

http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/pirate-poems-lesson-plan/

All ages - Swirls and Similies – Great way to integrate writing with the arts and music.   Yes, I’ve tried it with all ages!   It’s like graffiti!  http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/swirls-and-smiles-lesson-plan/

NOW - Night of Writing Opportunity and Get together

Hello everybody!

Writing opportunities - yeah!

hey,
All 2007 fellows, we are on for April 25 and 26.   Your reunion group
has planned a N.O.W. (Night of Writing) for the 26th.

All 2006 and 2007 fellows, you have reunion meetings on the afternoon
of the 26th. BBQ at my house later, and N.O.W. which I am told is going to
give folks lots of time to visit, see Boise, and have a lot of fun.

PLEASE, EVERYONE, PLAN TO JOIN US!!!

Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Professor of English Education
Director of Boise State Writing Project
Visit the BSWP website at
http://english.boisestate.edu/bswp/Index.htm

Upcoming Events

Glenda Phipps - Learning Communities (LC)

Service Learning (SL) workshops

2/7/08  4:00-7:00 p.m.

BSU Sub - Gipson Room

Download glendaphipps.pdf

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Democracy in Education

Download democracy_in_education_flyer.doc

Saturday, March 8^th, 2008

In the LA-Liberal Arts Building, rooms LA-106 & LA-203 at Boise State University

Open to all educators at all levels in all subject areas

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Sample Speakers:  Jeff Wilhelm, BSWP director and BSU professor

Erika Boas, Hardie Scholar from Tasmania Australia and visiting BSWP fellow

and many more speakers and topics involving democracy in education