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From single-session to multi-year partnerships, Troubadour artist-educators work with teachers of grades pre-K-12 and administrators to design programs that meet specific school needs, objectives, and curriculum units. All Troubadour Program activities and curriculum resources support teachers within the Reading/Writing Workshop model.
Students participating in the Troubadour Program:
- strengthen their skills for communications and creative self-expression by developing facility with close observation, structure, form, figurative language, symbolic and metaphoric thinking, rhythmic patterns, and expanded vocabulary
- learn to appreciate many voices and styles from diverse cultures
- engage in activities corresponding to the Massachusetts English Language Arts and Art Frameworks that focus on reading, understanding, discussion, writing and performing
A sequence of lessons may include:
- reading and discussing poems from diverse cultures and periods
- singing and discussing lyrics from diverse cultures and periods
- writing original poems song lyrics that include a wide range of literary techniques and themes
- writing personal narrative and memoir
- revising and sharing original work with classmates
- writing personal and critical response to poems.
For more information on costs and grant possibilities and to design a program to meet your needs and budget, please Contact Us.
In addition, we also offer Special Focus Workshops.