English
Fantastic Flex Class in Poetry Writing!
In this 4 week flex class, students will cycle through unique writing prompts, which will turn into one-of-a-kind poems.
10-15
year olds
6-6
learners per class
$50
Charged upfront
$13 per week
Flexible schedule
Over 4 weeks
No live meetings
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Description
Class Experience
Is your learner looking to learn more about writing contemporary poetry, join this flex class and dive into a month long exercise in creating original poems! Students can view the video on Mondays, submit their poems by Wednesday, and then I will reply with positive feedback by Friday. Below is the weekly agenda for this course: Week 1: Metaphors and Similes Be With You Poetry - writing in comparisons Week 2: Paint Swatch Color Poetry - using color imagery in poetic language Week 3:...
Students will complete 3 mini poems, or one 12+ line poem per week over the course of 4 weeks. Students will also dive into: metaphors, similes, figurative language, symbolism, free verse, rhyme, personification and much more.
Amanda Crane is the author of the poetry collection, Barbiecue, and she has poems published in numerous literary journals including: Barbaric Yawp, Chronogram, The Paterson Literary Review, and Sawbuck. She is a two-time Editor’s Choice recipient for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award, and she is the new Poetry Coordinator and Board Member for the NJCTE: New Jersey Council of Teachers of English. Her MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry is from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and her BA in English/Creative Writing is from the State University of New York in New Paltz, New York. She has been an educator for 22 years, and she has served as a high school English teacher in a top rated district, and a Professor of English at a number of universities.
Each Wednesday, students will submit their poetry for me to review from Monday's lesson.
I will provide positive feedback for all poems submitted by Fridays.
No live meetings, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
A Google slide deck for informational purposes will be used. The students do not need to have an account as this will be screen-shared from the instructor end.
Teacher
Amanda Crane, MFA, BAFormer university professor and high school English teacher
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Lives in the
United States9 total reviews
17 completed classes
About Me
Welcome! Although I am new to Outschool, I'm not new to teaching. I have been an educator for 23 years, and my area of expertise within English Language Arts is Creative Writing. I taught live for 12 years and online for 12, which has been so...
