Musket Balls and Hoopskirts: Writing from History workshop

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
July 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dakota
Project Overview
Experiment with writing poems from various perspectives and in different styles. Pat Bauer, author of B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet, will share old photographs and artifacts to help stimulate creative writing in novice and experienced writers. Registration required.
Project Details
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Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$200
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Teens will work with a professional author to hone their own writing skills.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Comments from hosting librarian: Poetry forms - using civil war artifacts as storystarters. Pat is a great teacher, the kids enjoyed it and learned to write in different poetry formats.

Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200