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 * NATIONAL POETRY MONTH - ANYTOWN HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY PUBLIC RELATIONS PLAN

AnyTown High School Library will sponsor a month of activities for National Poetry Month. Students, teachers and community members will be offered a multitude of opportunities to explore poetry in all its forms and to experience the pleasure of poetry in a variety of ways.**

Goals, Objectives, Outcomes
**English Core Learning Goals:**
 * 1.1 ** The student will use effective strategies before, during, and after reading, viewing, and listening to self-selected and assigned materials.
 * 1.2.5 ** The student will extend or further develop meaning by explaining the implications of the text for the reader or contemporary society.
 * 2.1.2 ** The student will compose to describe, using prose and/or poetic forms.
 * 2.1.3 ** The student will compose to express personal ideas, using prose and/or poetic forms.

Students will... **3.2.1** Demonstrate leadership and confidence by presenting ideas to others in both formal and informal situations. **3.3.2** Respect the differing interests and experiences of others, and seek a variety of viewpoints. **3.3.4** Create products that apply to authentic, real-world contexts. **3.3.5** <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Contribute to the exchange of ideas within and beyond the learning community. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">**4.1.1** <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">**4.1.8** <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">**4.2.4** <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Show an appreciation for literature by electing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary genres.
 * Standards for the 21st century:**

Development & Implementation Period
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">National Poetry Month is celebrated by colleges, public libraries, and schools for the entire month of April. Beginning in 1996, the Academy of American Poets set out to get the media and the public involved in reading, learning and appreciating the art of poetry. The goal of dedicating a month to exposing and learning this form of literature will in turn create year round readers with greater appreciation for the often overlooked art.
 * __Background__**

The goals of National Poetry Month are to: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">( Academy of American Poets, 2010)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make poetry a more important part of the school curriculum
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Increase the attention paid to poetry by national and local media
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Encourage increased publication, distribution, and sales of poetry books
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Increase public and private philanthropic support for poets and poetry

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">**__Timeline for Development and Implementation__**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**January** · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Poetry committee (consisting of English teachers, the school librarian and students) will meet to begin discussion on the celebration to take place in April. A review of past activities will take place and sub committees will be created to develop different aspects of the celebration. At the end of the meeting groups will be asked to come up with ideas and advertisements to be shared at the February meeting.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The public library school liaison will be contacted by the school librarian in order to provide collaboration time and begin the development process.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Poetry committee will meet to share ideas for activities and advertisement. The group will decide on identifying one activity to take place each day of the month. Promotional material will be discussed and responsibility for creating the advertisements will be assigned.
 * February**

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Communication between the public library school liaison and the school librarian will address cross promotion of activities at the school and public libraries and to prevent any overlapping or duplicate activates.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Volunteers participation in afterschool activities will be assigned.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">All posters, flyers and advertisements will be created and duplicated if necessary.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">First week of March **

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Materials for promotions will be distributed to the identified staff. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Poetry committee will meet one more time to iron out any problems that may need to be addressed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Second week of March **

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Advertisement for the launch of the celebration should begin the last week of March. Distribute to students and staff. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">It is suggested that the AAP posters be hung in high traffic areas and especially visible in the Media Center and English classrooms. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">In the media center, a display of Poetry books can be created. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Both the School Librarians and English teachers should mention to students the start of the celebration its purpose and possibly share an event or two that may take place during the month. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">All teachers will receive the FAQ’s regarding National Poetry Month and the link to ways they can promote it in their classrooms. They will also be provided ahead of time with the flyer of events that will take place during the month. April 1st ** · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Flyers for monthly events will be distributed from English teachers to their classes. · The School Librarian will pass out flyers to visitors outside of classroom scheduling. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Poetry websites posted on the homepage of the school library website.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Last week of March **
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· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">School librarian will post weekly events on the communication board at the entrance of the Media Center. · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Daily poetry reading and event information will be provided over the announcements.
 * Weekly beginning April 1st**

Nation Poetry Month FAQ'<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">s []

Target Audience
High School Students, Teachers, Parents, Community Members

Dissemination Points
School announcements - morning & afternoon School newspaper Library website Community announcements email Twitter Facebook

Materials Required
Posters ordered or printed from Academy of American Poets. (2010). Poster gallery. //Poets.org//, Retrieved on April 1, 2010 from [] Blank Paper Art Supplies Printed Prototypes Access to computer / email Library Media Center Facebook and Twitter Accounts Radio / CD Player

Prototype of Materials
Posters

Press releases and announcements (available on Calendar page of wiki)