Brave New Voices: The YOUTH SPEAKS Guide to Teaching Spoken Word Poetry
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0867095083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Over the last several years, YOUTH SPEAKS after-school poetry workshops have helped turn hundreds of student writers into passionate poets. For students already composing poems, here is a way to help them take a powerful step forward in their growth as writers. Utilizing student examples from their spoken word poetry workshops, Weiss and Herndon present their methods and outline a practical five-week course that fosters poetic awareness by focusing on writing, self-reflection, and performance. And now, Jen Weiss, director of YOUTH SPEAKS New York, and Scott Herndon share some of the secrets of their success - enabling you to transform your poetry lessons into a dynamic learning environment, where students develop not only a passion for poetry, but clear and powerful expression. And for teachers, here is a way to liberate poetry from dry textbooks by tapping the poetic potential within the next generation.. For all levels of students and developing artists, from the shy to savvy, here is a way to spark a love of poetry. Designed specifically for middle and high school English classrooms, Brave New Voices offers teachers an overview of spoken word poetry and explores the relationship between poetic forms, youth expression, and performance. Ultimately, teachers will discover guidel
A nonprofit literary arts, education, and cultural resource center for teenagers in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, YOUTH SPEAKS offers free and ongoing public performance and publication opportunities, after-school workshops, in-school presentations, and mentoring programs.In 1999, Jen Weiss piloted YOUTH SPEAKS in New York City and has been its director ever since. A nonprofit literary arts, education, and cultural resource center for teenagers in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, YOUTH SPEAKS offers free and ongoing public performance and publication opportunities, after-
Inspiring Way Beyond Spoken Word I teach a poetry class to juniors and seniors at a private prep school in the Bay Area. This book is proving to be an invaluable resource, not just for teaching creative writing and spoken word, but for inspiring me as a teacher as well. The authors do a brilliant job of putting on the table. Excellent place to start Guy L. Gonzalez YouthSpeaks is an amazing program and Jen & Scott have done an excellent job putting together this guide, capturing the essence of their mission: "the next generation can speak for itself."Too many writing programs take a hierarchical approach, attempting to define poetry as if in a vacuum, . "Specific exercises with thoughtful pedagogical rationale." according to Lucy Wood. Great specific exercises to use each week. Lots of thought put into what kinds of exercises to start out with and how to build trust over time. I will be using in my sophomore high school English class.
A nonprofit literary arts, education, and cultural resource center for teenagers in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, YOUTH SPEAKS offers free and ongoing public performance and publication opportunities, after-school workshops, in-school presentations, and mentoring programs. in English at NYU and has been a mentor at YOUTH SPEAKS for three years.