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C.Harris Elevator Speech: Convincing the PTSA to fund an author visit

This program will give ethnic students a sense of pride in their cultural heritage and a realization that success is within their grasp. Glenis Redmond is a noted African-American poet, teacher, and performer, who performs her original poetry and encourages students to find their own voice in life and in their writing. We would like to invite Ms. Redmond to speak to English classes. Students will be exposed to a poetry performance that causes the printed word to spring from the page and dance, sing, weep, and laugh. Ms. Redmond encourages participants to know themselves and their origin, thereby finding their own inspiration and their own stories. Students will learn ways to use brainstorming, imagery, and layering to write powerful and effective poems. She involves students in memorizing and performing their poems to communicate their written word with appropriate voice projection, physical stance, and gesture.