WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS: Program Options

For
Teachers / Common Ground
June 28, July 1-3, July 8-12
10:00-2:00
30 hours of G/T credit
My Own Private Wilderness: Reading and Writing the Natural World Lacy M. Johnson
The human condition appears perhaps nowhere more mysterious and self-evident than in its relationship to the wild world, and in this seminar we’ll look at a few of the myriad ways this relationship has been documented in essays, memoirs, and narrative nonfiction. In an effort to cultivate a deeper relationship with these intersections, we’ll spend time each day crafting essays, memoirs, and nonfiction of our own, and to that end we’ll also read a few texts to help us sustain and teach good writing long after the seminar is done.
Second Saturday Series
10:00-1:00
$75.00
3 hours of G/T credit per session
April 13: Music and Poetry
Location: The Last Concert Café (1403 Nance St)
This workshop will examine the relationship between music and poetry. The goal is to bring the joy of music into the classroom and to help give students an impression of poetry as something more than quiet text in a book.
May 11: Teachers as Writers: How to Get Published
Location: Bright Sky Press (2365 Rice Blvd.)
panel of published authors will be sharing their experiences, offering some tips, and answering your questions about the process of getting your work published.
For
Students / Meta-Four
Through Meta-Four Houston, our city’s next generation of leaders discover what matters most to them and how to express that purpose using the most powerful tools available – their own words and voices. Youth ages 13-19 are encouraged to participate in year-round weekly workshops and monthly open-mic events hosted by Writers in the Schools.
For
Schools / In-School Programs
In-school programs focus on the writing process and address key objectives in language arts, including original voice, inventive word choice, sentence fluency, and clear organization. A professional poet, fiction writer or playwright will lead weekly creative writing workshops in a classroom for a full year, publish an anthology of student work and host a field trip to The Menil Collection for a writing tour.
Professional Development
WITS will work together with campus administration customize a hands-on, writing-based professional development experience for teachers. The workshop can take place during in-service days or be embedded within an in-school program. Professional Development and G/T credit will be available.
Summer Bridge Writing Camp
As campuses orient in-coming students with August ‘bridge camps,’ WITS can provide an engaging, creative writing workshop to prepare students for the writing process skills they will need for STAAR writing and beyond.

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