BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
“MOMMA, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?"
Using Mentor Texts to Express Personal Identity through Poetry
Maya Projansky, Hudson Valley Writing Project
When writers of all ages have opportunities to write from their life experience, good things happen. In the spirit of Katie Wood Ray, we will take an inquiry stance, studying a powerful mentor text by Marie Bradby before writing our own poetry. (Grades 2-12)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WRITING IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
Stephanie Conte, Newburgh Free Academy West Campus
Regular, low-stakes writing engages students and supports their readiness to learn, positively influencing academic performance and the classroom culture. In this session, we will write and look at students’ writing in response to social and emotional prompts in Global II History and geography classrooms. (Grades 5-12)
DEEPENING ANALYSIS USING COMMUNITY-BASED WRITING
Alex Sokolinski, South Middle School, Newburgh
What happens to students' capacity for thinking and analysis when we ask them to write from their experiences in the classroom? In this workshop, we will participate in community-based writing as a way to analyze culturally-relevant topics and discuss ways to elevate student voices in academic analysis. (Grades 6-12)
POETIC POSSIBILITIES
Darshna Katwala, Nassau Community College
How can the lenses of joy, fragility, and the natural world heighten our ability to notice and to wonder? In this session, we will explore the complexities as well as the subtleties of language through poetry. We will read and listen to sample poetry as we contemplate and compose our own poetic drafts. (Grades 6-College)
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