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O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Poets, Poems, and Poetics The valencia bay-farer issue #21 Taught by Meghan Adler, Claudia Bluhm, Taught by journalism professionals and Emilie Coulson Limited to 30 students, ages 8–18 All classes are Limited to 20 students, ages 8–16 July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27 July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14 Wednesdays, 5:00–7:00pm free Thursdays, from 5:00–7:00pm Do you have tons of opinions you want to express, but don’t O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Do you like to write poetry? Do you know Sonnets from have an outlet? Do you know an amazing person that you’d like Cinquains? Elegies from Limericks? Japanese Haikus from to interview? Have you ever thought about reviewing movies? American Haikus? Found Poems from Prose Poems? Free Verse Do you have a passion for the news? Are you a cartoonist STORY TIME from Concrete Poems? Join us and learn a variety of poetic or illustrator? Then here’s your chance to be published in Taught by 826 Staff forms. Study end rhymes, alliteration, and onomatopoeia (and a newspaper and have your words or drawings seen by a Limited to 20 students, ages 6–9 learn how to spell them correctly!). We will create a group community of people. Come join the staff of the 826 Valencia June 27, July 11, 18, & 25 anthology chapbook at the end of our sessions and hold a Bay-farer, a newspaper written entirely by students and read Fridays, 10:00am –5:00pm poetry reading for you and your parents. by everyone! Do you like fairy tales, pirates, or superheroes? We will read O O some of our favorite stories, and you will participate in various story-related activities, such as making your own book or Pretty Poems and Conquering the SAT Writing Section writing a letter to your favorite character. You will encounter a Beautiful Broadsides Taught by Jen Feng and Debbie Moguillansky brand spankin’ new Story Time adventure every week. Taught by Susanna Kittredge Limited to 16 students, ages 14–18 Limited to 10 students, ages 14–18 August 16, 23, 30, & September 6 O July 13, 20, & 27 Saturdays, 12:30–2:30pm Rock Review for the Radio Sundays, from 12:30–2:30pm SAT prep classes and books are often intimidating—full of Taught by Peter Finch Do you like to express yourself in writing? How about playing lengthy practice tests and overwhelming information. Where Limited to 15 students, ages 8–18 rhyming games or using your imagination? And what about can students turn when they want to do well on the SATs but June 28 making art? In this workshop, we’ll do all of those things and can’t get past the classes and books? That’s where we come Saturday, from 12:30–2:00pm more! To poets, a broadside is a poem published on a single piece in! In this workshop we will learn key concepts tested in the KFOG is looking for young rock critics to review music. of paper with drawings or designs that enhance the beauty of the writing section of the SAT. Through games and activities, Learn how to review music (or movies, or books, or sports) for poet’s writing. We will practice some different ways of writing we will learn how to spot specific grammatical mistakes, and radio. Your music review could end up on the radio! poetry, then we’ll print out our poems and decorate them to make we will practice crafting an effective SAT essay. Lastly, we Peter Finch has been News Director and part of the morning beautiful broadsides to share with family and friends! will create an 826 SAT Prep Book complete with flashcards, show at KFOG radio since 1993. He is also a playwright. practice test questions, and a wide selection of essays, all 826 Valencia — SUMMER 2008 Workshops O All classes are taught by working professionals. All classes are free. All classes require advance registration. Email [email protected] O

composed by the students. This can be used as a study guide of paper with drawings or designs that enhance the beauty of the Note: Because each workshop will build upon the ideas learned during subsequent SAT preparation, and will also serve as a poet’s writing. We will practice some different ways of writing in previous sessions, students are asked to attend all the sessions helpful tool for future generations of SAT-takers. poetry, then we’ll print out our poems and decorate them to make for the workshop. To reserve a spot, please send us a refundable Because we recognize that the writing section is only part beautiful broadsides to share with family and friends! check for $25 written to ‘826 Valencia’ with the student’s name of the SAT, we will encourage students to prepare for the other and workshop written in the memo. This check is a place holder SAT sections on their own; they will create study timelines to and will be destroyed after the last workshop. Please note that guide them and will be provided with resources to use. We classes are popular and submitting a registration form does not hope to not only review the concepts that will help students O guarantee a spot in the workshops. ace the writing section, but also to teach study techniques that will help students succeed in the SAT overall. O O Summer Writing Camp Best American Nonrequired Reading Limited to 15 high school students STORE HOURS: Taught by Dave Eggers August 11–15 The Pirate Store is open every day, 12–6 pm. The 2008 session is closed Monday through Friday, 10am–5pm Publisher Houghton-Mifflin has contracted 826 Valencia 826 Valencia and Youth Speaks are combining forces CONTACT US: to compile The Best American Nonrequired Reading, a yearly to host their sixth annual free summer writing camp! Website — www.826valencia.org collection of fiction, essays, comics, and journalism geared for From August 11 to August 15, students will team Email — [email protected] readers under age 25 (although read by just about anyone). up with professional writers, poets, and spoken Phone — 415.642.5905 Every week, a student committee meets to gather possible word artists to develop their writing skills. Camp Don’t forget our TEACHER OF THE MONTH program. Nom- material from national periodicals and discuss it. participants will have the opportunity to be published inate your favorite school teacher for a $1500 award. Please in the Fall 2008 issue of the 826 Quarterly. check our website for more details. Guest speakers for the 2008 camp will be O Writing & Publishing Apprentices announced shortly. Guest speakers in past years have Taught by 10 Bay Area writers, editors and publishers included Michael Chabon, Dave Eggers, Valetino Limited to 15 students, ages 13–18 Achak Deng, James Kass, Stephen Elliott, Erika Mondays, from 6:00–8:00pm Lopez, Nina Marie Martinez, Spike Jonze, Julie Do you like to express yourself in writing? How about playing Orringer, Noah Hawley, Kim Addonizio, Melissa rhyming games or using your imagination? And what about Mathison, Ryan Hartley, and Mark Danner. making art? In this workshop, we’ll do all of those things and more! To poets, a broadside is a poem published on a single piece