In this one day workshop, teachers will compose several free verse poems as they participate in creative writing activities designed to bridge grammar to writing and to encourage out-of-the-box thinking. For example, color takes on smells, makes sounds, and has a flavor.

“The ‘nickel poem’ awakened one of my reluctant writers. He loved cutting off (literally with scissors) the first two columns of his writing to reveal his poem.”

“Since I used the ‘color poem’ with my class,
I’ve noticed more sensory details, similes, and metaphors in their writing.”

“What I like is that each of the activities can be used
to teach so much about the basics of writing.”