CW301 Genre-Focused Workshop -Poetry Bootcamp G7-G12

🎓  CW301 Genre-Focused Workshop -Poetry Bootcamp
Write Award-Winning Poems for Scholastic & Beyond - build 2 pieces submission profile!
 
🎯 CW301 is ElevatEd’s genre-deep dive for students who want to master poetry as both an art form and a competition-ready craft. Designed for Grades 7–12, this intensive bootcamp helps students develop powerful poetic voices and prepares them to submit original work to top competitions like the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Students will leave the course with 2–3 original poetry drafts, each workshopped and aligned with Scholastic’s judging criteria: originality, technical skill, and personal voice.
 
🎯 Award-Winning Curriculum & Expert Instructor
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  Instrucor: Ms. Gabrielle Watry
Gabrielle graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, receiving a B.A. in English with an Emphasis in Creative Writing. She has won the 2024 Therese Muller Memorial Nonfiction award for her personal essay, "Somehow Mother," as well as the 2022 Charles M. Hart Jr. Writers of Promise award for three of her poems. In her final year at UW-Madison, she served as a writing tutor for the university, working closely with professors and her fellow students on improving their academic writing. Not only does she love the process of editing and helping others with their writing, but she is also a longtime creative writer. 
 
📘 CW301 Syllabus Overview
Lesson 1: What Makes a Poem Stand Out?
• Poetry types, forms & features
• How to read & analyze award-winning poems
• 📚 Read: Introduction to Poetry – HW: Response paragraph
Lesson 2: Imagery That Resonates
• Learn from Morning Song and Wild Geese
• Use image-driven atmosphere to communicate theme
• 📝 HW: Imagery reflection & creative piece
Lesson 3: Motif & Theme in Competitive Work
• Deep reading of Caged Bird
• Craft a central metaphor-driven poem
• 📝 HW: Original poem using a symbolic animal
Lesson 4: Word Choice & Meaning
• Connotation, diction, and voice in poems
• Workshop & guided writing
• 📚 Read: The Orange – HW: Poem on friendship/connection
Lesson 5: Structure, Rhyme & Flow
• How form supports meaning – focus on Do Not Go Gentle…
• Writing structured verse with purpose
• 📝 HW: Paragraph analyzing how structure impacts theme
Lesson 6: Tone, Mood & Final Review
• Read & reflect on This Is Just to Say
• Final review of competition strategies & top takeaways
• Share & workshop original work
 
🗓️ CW301 Schedule
• Grades 7–12 CW301
1️⃣ August 10-21 SUN/TUE/THU
   🕔 8:00–9:00 PM ET
   🕔 5:00–6:00 PM PT
   👨‍🏫 Instrucor: Ms. Gabrielle Watry
 
     💻 Live Zoom Classes with Recording  
     👥 Small Group Lessons — 4–8 students per class 
     📝 Individually Feedback Homework  
 
🚀 CW301 is ideal for students preparing to submit to the Poetry or Critical Essay categories in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards or other national competitions.