2017-064-E Arts - Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:F7163211-DB22-463E-994F-9511800DB63B Ih • Writing first drafts • Sharing the drafts to receive constructive feedback • Critiquing each other's work and focus on whether the writer's deep intention is successfully rendered • Revising written work as a way to further the poem's development • Exploring the elements of character, image, scene, situation, tension, connections, structure, imagination, voice, and meaning • Building on what was explored and pay close attention to the wonderful things that make poetry and prose alive • Supporting the development and progress of each writer • Producing new work The Smith Middle School teachers involved in this program are the sixth grade Learning Enrichment and Acceleration program (LEAP)—or the teacher for identified gifted students— and the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)teacher, who provides classroom instruction to students who are traditionally underrepresented. The partnership of LEAP and AVID students is a new approach this school year for the two teachers who are promoting multicultural learning and socialization at the middle school. This project addresses achievement gap and equity goals of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District. Through this collaboration,the AVID and LEAP teachers wish to expose their students to a culture where "academic excellence is cool", while encouraging students to form diverse friendships for socialization, academic, and artistic development. The Writers' Workshop directly addresses the North Carolina English Language Arts Curriculum standards for poetry,writing, presentation skills, and accountable talk. Approximately 90 Smith Middle School students (roughly an equal mix of males and females) will participate in the Writers Workshop with Mr. Shabazz. The majority of the LEAP students are Caucasian while the majority of AVID students are children of color (African American, Latino, Karen, Burmese, and multiracial). All students will be asked to evaluate the project and give feedback at the end of the workshop program. The two sixth grade teachers will further assess the program through ongoing dialogue and observation.