Young Poets Poetry Contest!
Dear Parents,
Over the next week, students will have the opportunity to take part in the Young Poets Poetry Contest! If selected, your student’s poem will be published in the 2019 Young American Poetry Digest! Although all poetry forms are encouraged, they are highlighting “haiku” poems.
The judges will be looking for:
· Creativity
· Sensory/Figurative Language
· Structure
· Poetic techniques
We included optional educational resources below. We will cover some of these in class but may not get to all of them due to time restrictions. You can support your student by talking to them about what they plan to write, helping them access the games below, or discussing some of the educational links.
Students will have time to write their poems in class over the week of March 4. Student entries will be mailed over Spring Break. Please return the attached permission slip. Students can also bring in other poems that they wrote at home, however, the contest limits each student to 80 words.
For extra resources to practice at home, please see the linked letter. It was sent home on Monday.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. J
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