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Secondary English Newsletter-1
Volume Six, Issue One/Back-to-School Issue 2023-24
New Items: Register for Sept. 20 PD Day and StudySync Support Document
Register for September 20th PD Day for Secondary English
Wednesday, September 20th, is the first District Professional Development Day of the school year. All English 6-12 teachers will have their sessions at the Fort Hayes Campus in Buildings 110 and 101. Please register for this in PD Planner as soon as you can prior to the end of the day on Monday, September 18th. This will make the sign in/sign out process smoother easier because once registered your name will be on a sign-in sheet. Sign-in/out will be in Building 110.
Register Here: #58101 English 6-12, September 20, 2023 PD Day: Learning and Opportunities
This PD Day will feature
- a district-wide session with items from Academic Services, SEL, and Learning Tech.
- a few sessions on student opportunities such as Power of the Pen, JustWrite Ohio, Thurber House Writing Events, MadLab Short Play Student Contest, Poetry Out Loud, etc.
- some live and on-demand sessions for building capacity around curriculum resources & literacy tools from CCS, StudySync, and the Ohio Department of Education
- some working rooms for building-based content teams to collaborate and plan for student learning
- a game room to try out classroom board games with English themes
- and more!
SEE THIS PD DAY FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. Sessions from internal, community, and vendor facilitators will be offered, as well as independent- and team-led learning via on-demand and planning sessions.
- HERE IS A TENTATIVE AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE. (Subject to Change)
NOTE: ATTENDEES MUST BRING THEIR OWN ELECTRONIC DEVICES!!
New Support from StudySync
Check out this new items from StudySync.
Curriculum for Secondary English Courses
Overview Video
- This ENGLISH 6-12 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW VIDEO gives you an overview for Secondary English Curriculum.
Curriculum Maps & Folders
Every District English course has a Curriculum Map with a Scope and Sequence detailing a pathway through the course using adopted resources, and each course has a Course Folder with standard, novel, language, and strategy resources. You can find the Curriculum Maps and Course Folders in the places listed below.
1-Linked in these Google Docs:
2-On the English 6-12 Webpage: Use the Curriculum/Instructional Resources Quick Links on the ELA 6-12 Webpage for easy navigation to English Curriculum Maps and Folders.
NOTE: The ELA 6-12 Webpage Quick Links offer much more than the Google Doc with Links for your curriculum needs. They offer teaching strategies, guiding docs, and help with standards, testing, and more. To access many curricular and district items, you must be logged into Google using your CCS credentials and not a personal account.
Secondary Literacy Plan
- The CCS Secondary Literacy Plan provides teaching strategies/PD (how to teach) that can be used with the texts/lessons from your adopted resources (what to teach) to address these components of the plan: Academic Language, Reading Comprehension, Writing Competency, and Classroom Discussion. It is rooted in Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement and guided by the Adolescent Simple View of Reading. The plan spans from intermediate literacy that crosses curricular areas to disciplinary literacy that reflects the demands of specific disciplines while allowing for individualized intensive interventions, as needed. Inherent in the plan is that students are reading, writing, and discussing every day in classrooms.
- CCS Secondary Literacy Plan Info Page
-----WHAT'S NEW?-----
Inside the "NOVELS and NOVEL STUDY GUIDES" folders in your Course Folders for English 6-12, you will find some additional Teacher and Student Guides (and the novel PDFs, if available) for Novel Units in StudySync that are aligned to specific grades, but not to CORE ELA units in the grade. These new items are labeled "Unit Not Determined" in your Course Folders and could be used with any CORE ELA unit where you see them fitting the theme/guiding question for the unit. You can also find these Teacher and Student Guides in the StudySync Library by clicking on the "Unit" Subtab, then filtering for "Novel Study" and your grade level. See the list of these units by grade level below.
Adopted, Intervention, and Supplemental Resources for Secondary English Courses
Course Descriptions and Adopted Curriculum Resources Lists
- Course Resource Spreadsheet with Visuals
- CCS Adopted, Supplemental, and Intervention Resources List
- Course Descriptions Quick Link
Adopted and Intervention Resources
The TIER 1 Instructional Resources
StudySync: English 6-12, Alternate English courses, and some Electives
- StudySync Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
- StudySync Webinars (register for live Webinars)
Bedford Texts/Launchpad: Honors and AP English
- Bedford/Launchpad Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
- Some Elective Courses will have single resource adoptions.
The TIER II/Tier III Intervention Resources and Courses
Resources
- iReady Pathways (6-8) These are below grade level and based upon BOY and MOY. They should not be used for Core instruction.
- Progress to Success (9-12) You can request copies by emailing Carla Mae Phillips.
- Coming Soon (9-11) The RFP Process is almost concluded for this resource. Announcement will be made after boarding.
Courses
- Core Enrichment (6-8) This course can be used for Tiers II/III Intervention.
- College/Career Ready Literacy (6-12) This course can be used for Tiers II/III Intervention.
- OST Test Prep-English (9-12) This course uses Springboard's Reading and Writing Workshop books. You can request copies by emailing Carla Mae Phillips.
Supplemental Resource
TeachingBooks is the site where the lists of novels available for teacher use from the warehouse, the curriculum office, in StudySync, and in Course Folders, are found.
- TeachingBooks Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
- Accessing Novels (Digital and Hard Copy)
-----WHAT'S NEW?-----
Several new novels have been added to the Curriculum Office Lending Library. Remember, to get them you email Carla Mae Phillips. The full list of novels available in the Curriculum Office Lending Library and in the Warehouse can be found on TeachingBooks. If you need a refresher for how to use TeachingBooks or how to request novels, see this guide: Accessing Novels (Digital and Hard Copy). Check out the list of novels added to the warehouse in the past couple of years below. Also, remember that StudySync adds new titles all the time. HERE is a list of titles added recently.
Four Exciting Events for Applying Literacy Skills
Get your students ready to succeed in each of these exciting events where they can apply their literacy skills and receive medals, awards, and accolades!!
JUSTWRITE OHIO--NEW THIS YEAR!
JustWrite Ohio is a high school narrative/creative writing competition. Columbus City Schools is hosting a tournament for this competition on Saturday, December 2nd. Each registered high school can send two teams (6 students for a 9-10 team and 6 students for an 11-12 team) with their coach/coaches to the competition. At the tournament each student will write in response to three different prompts in one or more of these genres: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Classic Horror/Gothic, Fantasy, and Narrative Nonfiction. Students who do well in local tournaments advance to regional and state competitions. The schools listed below have been registered.
Centennial, Coach: Not Determined
Columbus Africentric HS, Coach: Sidney Jones, Jr.
CAHS, Coach: Evan Spooner
East, Coach: Not Determined
Eastmoor Academy, Coach: Wyk McGowan
Fort Hayes, Coach: Courtney Johnson
Independence, Coach: Lizz Birkhoff
Mifflin, Coach: Linda Gorelova
Northland, Coach: Christopher Monteiro
South, Coach: Not Determined
West, Coach: Sean Gentry and Carlee Beatty
Whetstone, Coach: Zach Hamer
Tournament Coordinator, TBD
Tournament Site: TBD
Tournament Date: December 2, 2023
Here are the time-sensitive NEXT STEPS.
1-If your school has been registered, a potential coach has been noted. We need confirmation of that coach or the name of the person who will be coaching to get them access to the JustWrite competition prep materials, such as rubrics, lessons, exemplars, etc. There will be an email sent to coaches listed and building chairs during the first full week of school for confirmations. Watch your email for this important message.
2-If your school has not been registered and you want to enter the competition, send the school and coach's name to Carla Mae Phillips asap (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us) and she will arrange funds for the registration.
3-We need a tournament coordinator. If you can help with the tournament planning and set-up, email Carla Mae Phillips asap (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us).
4-We need a tournament site. If your building can host the tournament, email Carla Mae Phillips asap (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us).
POWER OF THE PEN-NEW THIS YEAR!
Power of the Pen Ohio is a middle school narrative/creative writing competition. Columbus City Schools is hosting a tournament for this competition at Dominion Middle School on a date to be determined soon. Each registered middle school can send two teams (6 students for a 7th-grade team and 6 students for an 8th-grade team) with their coach/coaches to a competition. At the tournament, each student will response to one or more prompts. Students who do well in regional tournaments advance to state competitions. The schools listed below have been registered.
AIMS, Coach: Not Determined
Berwick Alternative, Coach: Taylor West
Champion, Coach: Elizabeth Stanley
Columbus Africentric MS, Coach: Chiquita Toure
CCPSG, Coach:Not Determined
Columbus Online Academy, Coach: Traci Cottrell
Dominion, Coach: Tara Cooper/Pattie Niese
Hilltonia, Coach: Not Determined
Indianola, Coach: Gina McGowan
Medina, Coach: Nicole Askew
Ridgeview, Coach: Not Determined
Westmoor, Coach:Not Determined
Woodward Park, Coach: Nicole Fontaine
World Language, Coach: Sam Leopold
Yorktown, Coach:Not Determined
Tournament Coordinator, Lauren Noble
Tournament Site: Dominion Middle School
Tournament Date: Coming Soon
Here are the time-sensitive NEXT STEPS.
1-If your school has been registered, a potential coach has been noted. We need confirmation of that coach or the name of the person who will be coaching to get them access to the Power of the Pen competition prep materials. There will be an email sent to coaches listed and building chairs during the first full week of school for confirmations. Watch your email for this important message.
2-If your school has not been registered and you want to enter the competition, send the school and coach's name to Carla Mae Phillips asap (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us) and she will arrange funds for the registration.
CCS POETRY SLAM
It's never too early to begin forming your CCS Poetry Slam teams. Each year, there is a chance for teams formed early to attend a field trips to Spruce Run in late winter/early spring to prepare for the District Slam which happens on a Saturday at the end of April or beginning of May. Think about having some school slams to form your team and/or having writing gatherings for interested students.
COLUMBUS JOURNALISTS IN TRAINING
Columbus Journalists in Training will happen again this year. This opportunity allows CCS students to spend six sessions with professional journalist mentors in central Ohio as they learn about journalism and create stories for CCS and Dispatch.com. The first session will happen on January 20th and the final session will be on May 4th with a celebration and presentation of the student-created journalism products. You can check out all of the CJIT 2023 Projects published by The Columbus Dispatch HERE. Look for the application for CJIT 2024 to come out in early fall.
English Chair Meetings
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CHAIR MEETINGS
The 2023-24 Department Chair Meetings will happen on the 2nd Wednesday of each month with the exception of November’s meeting which will happen on the 3rd Wednesday. Months that have District-led PD Days have virtual Department Chair Meetings.
September 13, 2023 Virtual, 3:30-5:30pm
October 11, 2023 In Person, 4:00-6:00pm
November 15, 2023 Virtual, 3:30-5:30pm
December 13, 2023 In Person, 4:00-6:00pm
January 10, 2024 Virtual, 3:30-5:30pm
February 14, 2024 In Person, 4:00-6:00pm
March 13, 2024 Virtual, 3:30-5:30pm
April 10, 2024 Virtual, 3:30-5:30pm
May 8, 2024 In Person, 4:00-6:00pm
-If you are the English Chair for your building and have NOT filled in the Chair List Document, please do so asap.
Canvas LMS
PAIRING YOUR STUDYSYNC COURSES WITH CANVAS
If you teach English 6-12 or an alternate English credit-bearing course (e.g. Humanities English 9 or 10, Humanities Language Arts 8, Major British Writers Seminar, African American Literature, Women's Literature, Shakespeare's Literature, etc.), you will need to pair your Canvas courses with your StudySync courses. This will give you access to the Curriculum Map divided into Modules and allow for StudySync to sync assignments and grades. Use the orientation video and document below to learn how to integrate Canvas and StudySync.
Testing Information
OST Released Items and Assessment Authoring
You can find the most recent OST Releases Items on the Standardized Testing Quick Link on the English 6-12 Webpage. They are also linked below.
- 6th Grade Released Items 2023
- 7th Grade Released Items 2023
- 8th Grade Released Items 2023
- 10th Grade Released Items 2023
The Ohio Department of Education (Department) and Cambium Assessment offer a new system: Assessment Authoring. This flexible and user-friendly system enables teachers to create their own tests from a large bank of Ohio test questions, administer these tests to their students using the familiar Test Delivery System, and view results in the Centralized Reporting System (CRS). The system is available on the same test portal used to access other Cambium Assessment systems. A user guide and training presentations are available in the Resources section of the test portal to help users become familiar with the new system. Please find more information about the new Assessment Authoring system in the Back-to-School Supplement issue of the newsletter.
New Secondary English Teachers PD
NEW EDUCATOR INFO FROM AUGUST 8TH PD
- Slides: https://tinyurl.com/Eng23s
- Folder: https://tinyurl.com/Eng23f
NOTE: If you know of a new English 6-12 teacher who is not on the mailing list for this newsletter, please send their name to Carla Mae Phillips (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us).
StudySync and Literacy PD Opportunities
STUDYSYNC WEBINARS
AUGUST
Monday August 21, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Basic Training: Create and Grade Assignments Register Now
Tuesday August 22, 2023
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Engagement Party: Ways to Keep Students Interacting Online and Off Register Now
Wednesday August 23, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM SyncStart Your Engines: Week One with StudySync Register Now
Thursday August 24, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ASSESS 101: Back to School Assessments Register Now
Monday August 28, 2023
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM SyncStart Your Engines: Week One with StudySync Register Now
Tuesday August 29, 2023
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Keep Reading Relevant: Teaching a Blast Lesson Register Now
Wednesday August 30, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Customize Assignments for Personalized Learning Register Now
Thursday August 31, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM How to Plan a StudySync Lesson Register Now
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday September 5, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Basic Training: How to Navigate Your New StudySync Account Register Now
Wednesday September 6, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Best Practices with StudySync’s Approach to Vocabulary Instruction Register Now
Thursday September 7, 2023
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Differentiate for All Learners: Tools and Strategies for Students with IEPs Register Now
Friday September 8, 2023
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Explore the StudySync Library Register Now
Tuesday September 12, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Basic Training: The Reading Routine - Reading & Rigor in StudySync Register Now
Wednesday September 13, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Stretch Goals: Differentiate Instruction for Advanced and AP Students Register Now
Thursday September 14, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Word Study Lessons Register Now
Tuesday September 19, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Basic Training: Create and Grade Assignments Register Now
- 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM The Coaching Cycle Register Now
Wednesday September 20, 2023
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Fluency Lessons Register Now
Thursday September 21, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Writing Across StudySync Register Now
Monday September 25, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Diversity and Representation in the StudySync Library Register Now
Tuesday September 26, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Classroom Rebound: Making Learning Leaps Register Now
Wednesday September 27, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Customize and Create Assessments to Fit Your Classroom Needs Register Now
Thursday September 28, 2023
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Extended Writing Project Register Now
RECORDED STUDYSYNC PD & ARTICLES
StudySync for New Users (1:58:28)
- Target Audience: English 6-12 Teachers who are new to StudySync (Adopted Resource)
The Reading Routine: Reading and Rigor in StudySync (54:50) Passcode: +p5mbg.M
- Target Audience: English 6-12 Teachers
From Tweets to Tomes: How Students Write in StudySync (60:00)
- Session Resources: Extended Writing Project; Data-driven Decision Making + EWP; Conducting Impactful Student Conferences; Student Generated Questions; Metacognitive Skill Building; Ongoing Self-Assessment Document; Tips for writing every day
- Target Audience: English 6-12 Teachers
Spark Collaborative Conversations Using StudySync (61:00)
- Slides Link and Resources: Slide Deck; StudySync TV; SyncTV 2 Column Chart
- Target Audience: English 6-12 Teachers
Scaffolding in StudySync (63:36) Passcode: kE#d9G6J
- Target Audience: English 6-12 Teachers
STUDYSYNC ARTICLES
OHIO LITERACY ACADEMY ON DEMAND
Literacy Academy on Demand from the Ohio Department of Education offers easily accessible professional learning about literacy for grades K-12. In each short course, educators will find:
- A short video from a nationally recognized expert on literacy instruction;
- Resources and tools to use in the classroom, coaching sessions or team meetings;
- Reflection questions to help review current practices and implement new learning; and
- Additional resource recommendations to expand educator learning.
Courses should take 30-60 minutes to complete. Users can take one or two courses to learn about a specific topic or multiple courses to get a more comprehensive understanding of literacy instruction and concepts.
Grades 6-12 Courses: All educators in middle and high school, including content area teachers, can play a significant role in improving students' reading, writing and communication. These courses can benefit teachers, coaches, directors and administrators who support classroom instruction, and any educator who wants to learn more about adolescent literacy.
MCGRAW HILL LITERACY SYMPOSIUM ON DEMAND
While the live symposium has ended, you can still access all of our sessions, including keynotes, as recorded sessions. This professional learning event is designed to provide K–12 literacy educators with free access to authors and experts in literacy and learning in the form of short, practical sessions that can make an immediate impact in the classroom. Key topics of discussion will include:
Science of Reading
Purposeful Technology
Science of Writing
Student and Educator Well-Being
Reaching All Learners
Building Knowledge
Watch one track, watch them all, or skip around and choose your own learning adventure!
NCTE 2023 Teacher Opportunity & More
NCTE23 IS IN COLUMBUS THIS NOVEMBER!
Registration is OPEN for NCTE23 which happens on November 16-19th at the Columbus Convention Center. It is recommended that you register now to get the early bird pricing. Be sure to check into any opportunities throughout the district to get fees paid to attend the conference or arrange to volunteer during the convention (see image below) to go for free!! Check out the NCTE23 Conference Webpage HERE for information about speakers, sessions, etc.
OHIO AUTHORS KICKBACK EVENT
Ohio's 4th Annual Authors Kickback hosted by National Best Selling Author Chanique J. This event will feature various authors & vendors from all over the world. With past events hosting over 200 guests, we are looking for 2023 to be even bigger. Be sure to come out and enjoy! Food will be provided by Columbus' very own "Netty's Kitchen", Live DJ, photographer, door prizes, giveaways, raffles, and much more. The event Is FREE to the public and plenty of fun. Not only will you have the opportunity to meet/greet with amazing authors, shop various vendors, but you too have access to nine different selfies booths all in one building. Great fun and tons of entertainment, this will be an event you DON'T want to miss!
VIRTUAL POETRY EVENTS FROM FOLGER
The 2023 | 2024 O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
Jorie Graham, October 3, 2023 | 7:30pm (ET)
Virtual on Zoom
Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Jorie Graham opens the season reading from her new work. Congressman Jamie Raskin moderates the post-reading conversation. Get tickets
Evie Shockley,The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute, December 5, 2023 | 7:30pm (ET)
Virtual on Zoom
Poet and literary scholar Evie Shockley will read from her writing and the poems of Emily Dickinson in this annual birthday tribute. Get tickets
Camille T. Dungy, BLOOM: A Virtual Poetry Workshop, February 26, 2024 | 6:30pm (ET)
Virtual on Zoom
In this virtual workshop acclaimed poet and essayist Camille T. Dungy, along with a horticulturalist, will present a generative poetry workshop with a botanical theme. Sign up
PREPARING FOR BANNED BOOKS WEEK-OCT. 1-7
Thinking about how to celebrate or recognize Banned Books Week in your classroom. Check out these sites with resources and promotional materials.
LITERARY PICNIC WITH OHIO'S POET LAUREATE
LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK FAIR
Join Gramercy Books and the Bexley Public Library as they host a Local Author Festival. The free afternoon features the work of 40 independently published and small press authors from Central Ohio. The event will be held held in the Bexley Library’s auditorium. No registration is required to attend.
OCTELA OUTSTANDING TEACHER NOMINATIONS: DEADLINE EXTENDED
2024 Outstanding ELA Educator Awards
Do you know an outstanding English Language Arts educator? Consider nominating that person for the OCTELA Outstanding ELA Educator Awards! Nominations can be made at the Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and College levels. We also award a Special Distinction for those who have made an impact on ELA education but might not be in a teaching role. Nominees do not have to be members of OCTELA to be nominated or if they are selected as an Outstanding ELA Educator. Winners are recognized at our annual conference and will receive a complimentary conference registration and one-year membership to OCTELA.
To nominate someone, please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/1DpXKaD4AsovWBSB9. (Deadline August 30th)
AMLE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
AMLE is 50! You can attend their annual conference from November 1-4 in National Harbor, Maryland. See all the details here: AMLE Conference 2023.
LIT CON: COLUMBUS
LitCon, the largest K-8 literacy conference in North America—now in its 39th year, is being held in Columbus on January 27-30! The conference is brought to you by the Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA) for the broader literacy education community. Attendees will be among the first to know about current research findings, critical news, and leading practices in K-8 literacy education that go beyond theory to actual practice. Engage in LitCon to tap exclusive resources and build special bonds to move childhood literacy and Reading Recovery forward. Jason Reynolds is the Keynote Speaker. Check out the LitCon Conference Site for information about other speakers, sessions, registration, etc.
Some Student Opportunities
THURBER HOUSE YOUNG WRITERS' STUDIO
"DON'T GET IT RIGHT, JUST GET IT WRITTEN." - JAMES THURBER
Every other week, local teens gather to write, create, and explore ways to get their stories on paper. Whether it's a passion, or just a hobby, any student in grades 9-12 is invited to gather for an opportunity to spend time with others who also like to write. Sessions take place on select Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm. Young Writers' Studio is held at Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave, and simultaneously Zoomed for virtual participants. Each session is $17, or $115 for the season, and can be paid in advance by registering online. There are also have a limited number of scholarships available for students who would like to attend. For more information or to inquire about a scholarship, please email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org.
Tuesday, September 5th from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, September 19th from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, October 3rd from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, October 17th from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, October 31st from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, November 14th from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
Tuesday, November 28th from 6:30–8:30 pm ET
POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION
The registration is now open for the 2024 POETRY OUT LOUD NATIONAL RECITATION CONTEST! Here is the Poetry Out Loud Ohio site. Here is the School Registration Form. The Deadline to Register is December 1st. This POL teacher resource page is full of information about selecting poems and organizing school competitions. It also has lesson plans and judging tools.
-Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a national arts education program for high school students that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for students across the country. Columbus City Schools has the unique distinction of being the first district to have a school enter POL in its inaugural year in Ohio, 19 years ago, and of producing the first national winner. We have sent many students to the state contest and a few to the national contest.
WELLSPRING OF IMAGINATION POETRY OPPORTUNITY
Wellspring of Imagination 2023
Wellspring of Imagination is an extensive poetry program for high school students. It consists of an intensive three days with prominent poets, working on writing and presentation of poetry in a spectacular natural setting. The workshop culminates with a recital for family, teachers and friends. The writing activities will be supplemented with hikes, music and presentations from visual artists. The teacher/poets will then mentor the students for the next calendar year. At the conclusion of the program, a book of their poetry will be produced.
The three day high school poetry intensive will be held on October 5, 6 and 7 in the Hocking Hills. Any high school student interested in joining Wellspring of Imagination should complete use this Contact Form to let the organizers know of your interest. This year’s performance will take place at the revitalized Logan Theater at 7 P.M. on Saturday October 7. Email owl111@frontier.com with any questions.
Song for Back to School
Contact Information
Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Previous Newsletters are available on the CCS ELA 6-12 Webpage.
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, 43207, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0463