Benefits
CCCP Workshops are ideal for literacy booster
sessions (one-off or series), National Poetry Day, book weeks, World
Book Day, Black History Month, activity weeks/enrichment days and
transition projects. You can also book me for a performance
incorporating a 'Meet the Poet' Q&A session or to run a poetry
slam/writing and performance competition.
Regular classes, G&T, EAL, SEN, hard to engage, low confidence students etc will:
- improve literacy skills, creativity, self-expression, self-esteem and confidence through writing and performing their own poetry
- have fun with words and language through my accessible style and approach
- develop poetry styles and structures
- have a 'live' experience of performance poet
- learn transferable presentation and communication skills.
Poetry styles and themes
Depending on age and ability, I may use
these original or established poetry styles: thin, blank verse,
repetitive, step, stair, rap, recipe, interactive,
rhyming/non-rhyming poems etc.
I will also encourage participants to
use a range of `language tools' when writing their poems to develop
literacy skills e.g. metaphors, similes, alliteration, onomatopoeia,
adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, personification, senses etc.
My workshop themes cover a wide range
of fun and serious topics and I have over 40 different ones for you
to chose from e.g. Olympics/sport/football, Superheroes &
Supervillains, War & Peace,
Emotions, Food, Dreams & Nightmares, London, If..., Music, the
Moon Landing, Black History Heroes, Animals, Insects, Self-Identity,
Respect, The Elements, My Home/Street, Relationships, Colours, Weather
and many more. I will also tailor-make a workshop for you at no extra
cost.
Workshop outline
- I read/perform my own poems – many interactive
- I explain 'how to write poetry in six simple steps'
- I outline poems for students to write on a given theme
- I provide supporting ideas sheets and frameworks
- participants plan and brainstorm content
- participants write poems
- participants read aloud/perform with tips from me
- I sometimes use IT or simple art materials so students can create a higher quality poem and have a greater sense of achievement
- Q&A, time permitting
- I close with a poem
FAQs
Q: How many pupils per workshop? A: One class size but less for more needy pupils.
Q: How long is each workshop? A: 60-90 mins, depending on age, ability and aims.
Q: Do you run workshops for the youngest infants? A: Yes – shorter 'on the carpet' readings for those who cannot read and/or write.
Q: Do you perform on whole school assemblies? A: Yes – and in each workshop.
Q: What do you need? A: Pens, paper and board/flip chart.
