John Minczeski Poetry residency
Lake Agassiz regional Library System sponsored a four day residency April 6, 2010 through April 9, 2010 in poetry and creative writing at the Hendrum/Halstad School System.
Partner Organization(s): Norman County West Public Schools in Hendrum and Halstad
Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: The residency took place at the Elementary School in Hendrum with the 4th grade class and the High School in Halstad with the 7th, 9th, and 11th grade classes.
84 total students participated in the program.
60 students at the High School in Halstad and
24 students at the Elementary School in Hendrum.
Measurable Outcomesay be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status
Anecdotal evaluations:From John Minczeski – I got an e-mail from Lana Palm at the high school earlier in the week, mentioning that her students were still talking about the residency. One of her students had misplaced several poems he had written during it and was...not quite distraught, but upset.From Colette Cotton – I am Colette Cotton, 4th grade teacher at NCW Elementary. I want to thank you for sending John Minczeski to our school. He was absolutely wonderful! I made a booklet of our poems that the 4th graders wrote. I want to send you a copy. What address should I send it to? Writing the poems was the fun part. Having the children type them by themselves was a task that just about drove me over the edge!!! Teaching! I do love it!Many, many thanks for your part in Mr. Minczeski’s visit to our school and the lyceums we were so fortunate to experience.Note: The book of poems mentioned by Ms. Cotton was received and is on file. From Ollen Church, Superintendent – Thanks for lining this up. The kids responded so well, and Mr. Minczeski was fabulous! From Lana Palm, high school teacher – He [Mr. Minczeski] was excellent. The kids really liked him and it gave them a different perspective on poetry.