Congratulations to Sara, Emily, Emi and Mia. Two members of the Read Society visited to congratulate this team's effort for literacy. They will be writing an article about their literacy project Loonies for Literacy and posting the girls' photos on their website. Way to go, Spartans! You are all making a difference in your community.
We were invited to Mr. Plant's year-long drama class today to watch performances, which means that the poems must be emailed to the contest by midnight Jan. 15 (Sat.).
Send to: readings@poets.ca
Subject line: Poetic License contest for youth
Body of the email
Title/s of the one or two (max) poems you plan to enter.
Your name
house number and street
city and postal code
phone number inlcuding area code
email address (use one that is checked regularly)
Title of poem 1
Put the poem under the title
Title of poem 2 (optional)
poem
Homework: Keep writing poems. You need two edited drafts per poem X 4 for Friday.
We'll write some more on Monday. Use the suggestions I gave you in your poetry anthologies. Imitate the poems in there but make sure you follow the criteria list for you manuscript.
Next, use the list of how to edit poetry as you edit. Mark each one draft 1 or draft 2 as appropriate.
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