Troubadour

Troubadour's visiting writers structure all of their sessions and programs to align with the Massachusetts English/Language Arts Curriculum Frameworks.

Under the Language Strand, students will

question, listen and contribute to a class discussion,
present their ideas and original writing orally,
acquire and understand new vocabulary, English conventions and syntax,
be able to distinguish between formal and informal English.

Under the Reading and Literature Strand, students will

identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the themes, structure, and elements of poetry and song lyrics, and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding,
identify and analyze how an author's words appeal to the senses, create imagery, suggest mood and set tone, providing evidence from the text, and
plan and present readings, and performances that consider the audience and purpose.

Under the Composition Strand, students will

write with clear focus, coherent organization and sufficient detail,
demonstrate an improvement in organization, content, detail, style, tone and word choice,
use knowledge of standard English conventions in writing, revising, and editing, and
reflect on their own process of writing.

Troubadour writers also cover some Arts and Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks by integrating themes from these units into reading and writing exercises.