School Assemblies
k-2 and 3-5
Sessions
Library and Park District Programs
About the Authors
Patricia Cooley
Linda Dryfhout
Patricia Cooley and Linda Dryfhout are published authors with decades of writing experience.
Our lively presentations reflect our belief that poetry is meant to be appreciated and enjoyed. When creating our programs, we had two goals in mind. We wanted to include and reinforce the essential concepts and skills associated with poetry at the elementary level. We also wanted our young audience to actively participate and engage with poetry in a fun manner.
Leveled Programs Contain:
Overview of Authors’ Journeys – continual learning and persistence
Writing processes- Thinking like a writer from brainstorming, drafting, critiquing, revising
Using the five senses and reference materials to create vivid imagery
Authors Purpose – poems that inform, entertain, persuade
Poetic devices – alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme patterns, figurative language, simile, metaphor, repetition, personification
Poetic forms – mono poem, couplets, rhyming. Free verse, concrete, haiku, mask
Point of View
Nonfiction narrative poem with text features
Fiction narrative poem – sequence of events, cause and effect
Activities with student participation
Slide presentations
Storytelling with dramatizations
Music and movement
Writing a collective poem
Q & A Session
Pricing
School Visits
Half Day: $500.00
one 45 – 60 minute K-2 presentation
one 60 minute 3-5 presentation
Day and a Half: $650.00
three 45 – 60 minute K-1, 2-3, 4-5 presentations
Full Day: $800.00
Six 45 minute presentations with individual grade levels k-5
Or three presentations and three writing sessions with k-5 students, based upon individual school schedules and needs.
Library and Park Districts