WHAT IS POETRY OUT LOUD? Check it out -----> The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation partner with state arts agencies in all fifty states have joined together to sponsor the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. Since 2005, Poetry Out Loud (POL) has grown to reach more than 3 million students and 50,000 teachers from 10,000 schools in every state, Washington, DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
POL builds on the recent resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as demonstrated by the slam poetry movement among our youth. By incorporating memorization and performance in the classroom, POL sets the stage for students to deepen their understanding of figurative language, word relationships and the nuances within word meanings. In addition, students learn about great poetry, explore their literary heritage, and gain confidence in public speaking skills. Please visit the National Poetry Out Loud webpage for more information. |
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POETS IN SCHOOLS
North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) offers non-matching grant funds for poet visits to schools registered in the POL Program. A total of $12,000 is available each school year. These funds are allocated on a first-come first-serve basis. Maximum grant request cannot exceed $2,000. For more information see Poets in Schools.
CONTEST STRUCTURE AND AWARDS
Starting at the classroom level, teachers use free POL multimedia curriculum materials – a Teachers’ Guide, posters, and comprehensive website, all aligned to national standards – to augment their regular poetry curriculum with poetry recitation and a classroom-level competition. Winners from the classroom competition advance to school, state and the National POL Competition.
See how teachers are weaving POL into the ELA curriculum.
Bismarck High School
Shanley High School
Some schools integrate the POL program in grades 9-12 where student winners from each grade participate in a school-wide competition. Others may choose to use the program for one grade level where each classroom winner advances to the school competition. Still others, especially small schools, integrate the program in one classroom and run the school competition within that particular classroom.
The winner from each school progresses to the ND State POL Competition at the ND State Heritage Center with the state winner moving on to the National Finals in Washington, DC.
The State Champion receives $200 and an all-expense-paid trip, with chaperone, to Washington DC to compete in the National Contest. The Champion's school receives a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials. The runner-up receives $100, with $200 for his or her school library. At the National Contest, contestants compete to earn awards in the amounts of $1000, $5000, $10,000 and a grand prize of $20,000. Read more about the National POL program at: http://www.poetryoutloud.org/
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any school or home school group in North Dakota that teaches students in grades nine through twelve can register to participate in Poetry Out Loud. Public, private, parochial, alternative, independent, and Christian schools - as well as home school groups or organizations and school-sponsored after school programs - are encouraged to participate.
PROGRAM MATERIALS AND TEACHER'S GUIDE
Poetry Out Loud curriculum materials include the online poetry anthologies, a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide, a DVD of National Finals performances - Learning Recitation, and promotional and media guides. Materials are sent to high schools beginning in September, and the program is run through early winter. Poetry Out Loud does not require full class periods and can be completed in 2-3 weeks.
HOW TO REGISTER
REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15, 2018!
Register today and join the conversation!
All schools wishing to participate in the North Dakota POL program must officially register through North Dakota Council on the Arts. POL Teacher Resource materials will be mailed to all participating teachers.
2018-19 School Registration Form
North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) offers non-matching grant funds for poet visits to schools registered in the POL Program. A total of $12,000 is available each school year. These funds are allocated on a first-come first-serve basis. Maximum grant request cannot exceed $2,000. For more information see Poets in Schools.
CONTEST STRUCTURE AND AWARDS
Starting at the classroom level, teachers use free POL multimedia curriculum materials – a Teachers’ Guide, posters, and comprehensive website, all aligned to national standards – to augment their regular poetry curriculum with poetry recitation and a classroom-level competition. Winners from the classroom competition advance to school, state and the National POL Competition.
See how teachers are weaving POL into the ELA curriculum.
Bismarck High School
Shanley High School
Some schools integrate the POL program in grades 9-12 where student winners from each grade participate in a school-wide competition. Others may choose to use the program for one grade level where each classroom winner advances to the school competition. Still others, especially small schools, integrate the program in one classroom and run the school competition within that particular classroom.
The winner from each school progresses to the ND State POL Competition at the ND State Heritage Center with the state winner moving on to the National Finals in Washington, DC.
The State Champion receives $200 and an all-expense-paid trip, with chaperone, to Washington DC to compete in the National Contest. The Champion's school receives a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry materials. The runner-up receives $100, with $200 for his or her school library. At the National Contest, contestants compete to earn awards in the amounts of $1000, $5000, $10,000 and a grand prize of $20,000. Read more about the National POL program at: http://www.poetryoutloud.org/
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any school or home school group in North Dakota that teaches students in grades nine through twelve can register to participate in Poetry Out Loud. Public, private, parochial, alternative, independent, and Christian schools - as well as home school groups or organizations and school-sponsored after school programs - are encouraged to participate.
PROGRAM MATERIALS AND TEACHER'S GUIDE
Poetry Out Loud curriculum materials include the online poetry anthologies, a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide, a DVD of National Finals performances - Learning Recitation, and promotional and media guides. Materials are sent to high schools beginning in September, and the program is run through early winter. Poetry Out Loud does not require full class periods and can be completed in 2-3 weeks.
HOW TO REGISTER
REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15, 2018!
Register today and join the conversation!
All schools wishing to participate in the North Dakota POL program must officially register through North Dakota Council on the Arts. POL Teacher Resource materials will be mailed to all participating teachers.
2018-19 School Registration Form
IMPORTANT DATES AND SCHEDULE FOR 2018-19
• October 1, 2018: Deadline for School Registration
• December 15, 2018: Poets in Schools Application Deadline
• Sept. 2018 – Jan. 2019: Teachers weave POL into curriculum and hold classroom/school competitions
• February 1, 2019: School Champion State Registration Deadline
• February 2019: School Champions and NDCA prepare for state finals
• February 25, 2019: ND State POL Competition, Bismarck, ND
• April 2019 (TBD): National POL Competition, Washington, DC
• October 1, 2018: Deadline for School Registration
• December 15, 2018: Poets in Schools Application Deadline
• Sept. 2018 – Jan. 2019: Teachers weave POL into curriculum and hold classroom/school competitions
• February 1, 2019: School Champion State Registration Deadline
• February 2019: School Champions and NDCA prepare for state finals
• February 25, 2019: ND State POL Competition, Bismarck, ND
• April 2019 (TBD): National POL Competition, Washington, DC