Poetry Aloud Club

Enrichment Units

If you love to read out poetry and want to help with our once-termly Poetry ‘Open Mic’ Library events, this is the place to branch out and leaf through poetry to enjoy it, and grow your confidence by read silently and aloud, both individually and in groups.

Staff Member	Mrs J Forkin
Time and Day	Thursday Week B 8am – 8.35am Once a term ‘Open Mic’ events held in the Library at lunchtime – first one to be National Poetry Day on Thursday 7th October
Aims of the course	To broaden students’ knowledge of and exposure to poetry To encourage a love of poetry To increase students’ confidence in reading aloud with performance
Skills you will learn	Reading aloud skills such as expression and fluency Confidence Difference between types of poetry Knowledge of poems and poets
What you will need	An interest in poetry Good manners and politeness The ability to work as a team and individually.

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