• ABOUT ND POL
  • 2020-21 REGISTRATION FORM
  • 2019 NATIONAL COMPETITION
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        • 2016 NATIONAL COMPETITION >
          • 2015 National Competition
          • 2014 National Competition
          • 2013 National Competition
          • 2012 National Competition
  • TEACHER RESOURCES
  • POETS IN SCHOOLS GRANT
    • Joseph Davis
    • R. Vincent Moniz, Jr.
    • Carol Kapaun Ratchenski
    • Chuck Suchy
    • Jessie Veeder
    • Emily Vieweg
    • Kevin Zepper
  • VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
  ND Poetry Out Loud
ND POL
IMPORTANT DATES AND SCHEDULE  FOR 2020-21
November 1, 2020:                 Deadline for School Registration
December 15, 2020:               Last day to apply for Poets in Schools Grant
Sept. 2020 – Jan. 2021:         Teachers weave POL into curriculum and hold classroom/school 
                                               competitions
February 1, 2021:                   Deadline for School Competition
February 5,  2021:                  School Champion State Registration and Video Submissions Due 
February 2021:                       School Champions and NDCA prepare for state finals
March 7, 2021 (TBD:              ND State POL Competition, Online (subject to change)
April, 2021:                             Virtual National POL Competition

2020-21 POL TEACHER'S GUIDE 
Everything you need for implementing POL in your classroom and school.  Includes sample class schedule, lesson plans, steps for coordinating your classroom and school competitions and more! 

2020-21 POL ONLINE ANTHOLOGY 

POETRY OUT LOUD TEACHER RESOURCES 

2020 -21 POETRY OUT LOUD IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE  

5 MODELS OF POETRY OUT LOUD PARTICIPATION 
POL is flexible and can be implemented in a variety of ways! The models found at the link above are examples that demonstrate how teachers are implementing POL in classrooms and schools across the nation. 

TIPS FOR USING POL TO CONTRIBUTE TO A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE

TIPS FOR SELECTING A POEM (FOR STUDENTS)

​SCHOOL CHAMPION, STATE COMPETITION REGISTRATION FORM 
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RECITATION AND FILMING GUIDELINES/REQUIREMENTS

2020-21 POETS IN SCHOOLS GRANT APPLICATION
 
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POETS IN SCHOOLS VIRTUAL LESSONS

FREE WRITING EXERCISE
By Emily Viewig
Sometimes we all need a little kick to get ourselves writing!  This exercise is designed to get the writing gears warmed up. It can be used as a prelude for any type of writing – journalism, essay, poetry, fiction.
Free Writing Exercise Teacher Guide 
Link to Virtual Lesson ​
UTILIZING FIGURATIVE IMAGERY FOR POETRY AND WRITING
By Kevin Zepper
This lesson sets the stage for exploring "qualities" and the three most common types of figurative language; simile, metaphor and personification. 
​Support Documents
Link to Virtual Lesson 
MUSIC AND POETRY PERFORMACE
By Chuck Suchy
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