Easily the most popular of Margaret presentations, You(th) Write is perfect for a 45 minute classroom time frame. Margaret’s main purpose in school presentations is to demystify the process of creative writing and publishing books. Her talks are inspirational, letting students know that they too can become writers if they are willing to work hard towards that dream. Margaret shares…
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A week long residency that can be modified to fit the social studies curriculum of any grade level. Proposal: During the first class the students and I will discuss democracy and how it applies to our lives. We will discuss the outcomes of democracy, fairness, opportunity, equality, human dignity, justice, civil rights, freedom and overall citizenship. What I want is…
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Paintings from Poetry, Sculptures from Song: MUCKING ABOUT Create a piece of writing, mull it over, then let loose with a paintbrush and see what comes up. Construct a plot and carve it into clay, craft words into the third dimension, generate a sound tapestry from another author’s poem painting: it’s all part of a unique program designed to embrace…
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This series of one-hour workshops is an exploration into issues that bind women together from relationships with our own bodies to relationships with our significant others. Some talking, some writing, some reading, emphasize the shared stories of the feminine experience. Interested in this community-driven experience? Please contact Margaret to book.
Is the concrete orange? Or is the orange made of concrete? And how do these different images make you feel? In this weird and wonderful poetry session, students will learn how to make poems from unusual word associations. Starting with the concrete – things we can touch, see and understand – students will leap into the abstract and explore how…
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The Art of Manuscript Critiquing Have you got a work-in-progress that is oh-so-close but not quite right? Do you want to air some of your writing in a safe and facilitated environment and receive constructive criticism from peer evaluators? Do you want to learn how to evaluate manuscripts and give feedback without crushing creative spirits? Do you want to see…
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Omniscient vs. Third Person It’s a battle to the death with good old first-person Point of View as the referee. Through experimental writing exercises, you can figure out which point of view works best for which text. Put the gloves on because POV is not for wimps.