About Hands on Stanzas

Hands on Stanzas, the educational outreach program of the Poetry Center of Chicago places professional, teaching Poets in residence at Chicago Public Schools across the city. Poets teach the reading, discussion, and writing of poetry to 3 classes over the course of 20 classroom visits, typically from October through April. Students improve their reading, writing, and public speaking skills, and participating teachers report improved motivation and academic confidence. You can contact Cassie Sparkman, Director of the Hands on Stanzas program, by phone: 312.629.1665 or by email: csparkman(at)poetrycenter.org for more information.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Movie Stars

Last week at Pasteur, we began a two-week lesson on Graphic Poems. We used the poem below as our example. The students worked to create poems about an object that they have fond memories of... something that is important to them. Then we discussed how two different art forms can collaborate to create something even better: poetry and pictures in this case. Well, you wanna see the results? Check out below! We had fun making this video to share. All of the students were very enthusiastic about making their film debuts. Turn the volume up... you'll want to hear EVERY word.

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