BenefitsCCCP 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
Presentation skills seminarsI also run fun presentation skills seminars using the medium of performance poetry. They are suitable for students involved in class presentations, debating, talks on assemblies, job and university interviews etc. FAQs
Q: How many students/workshop? A: One class size optimum but I can do more – smaller groups for more needy pupils. Q: How long is each workshop? A: 1-2 hours, depending on age, ability and aims. Q: Do you perform on school assemblies? A: Yes – and in each workshop. Q: What do you need? A: Pens, paper, board/flip chart and possibly simple art materials/IT.
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