October 2006
11 - DeWitt Clinton High School, Norwood, the Bronx
Francine Prose, A Changed Man
12 - DeWitt Clinton High School, Norwood, the Bronx
Katha Pollitt, Virginity or Death! And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time
18 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 2, Marc Tauss, Superhero
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a book about superheroes.
24 - JHS 13 Central Park East Middle School, Spanish Harlem, Manhattan
Grade 7, Willie Perdomo, Where A Nickel Costs A Dime
Poetry Writing Workshop
25 - JHS 13 Central Park East Middle School, Spanish Harlem, Manhattan
Grade 7, Willie Perdomo, Where A Nickel Costs A Dime Poetry Writing Workshop
25 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 2, Marc Tauss, Superhero
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a book about superheroes.
27 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 5, Mike Winerip, Adam Canfield of The Slash
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a school newspaper.
30 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 3 - Patricia Lakin, Clarence the Copy Cat & Subway Sonata
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated books.
30 - IS 347, School of Humanities, Bushwick, Brooklyn*
Grade 6 Inclusion Class, Tony Medina, Love To Langston
Students will write & illustrate autobiographical poems.
November 2006
1 - DeWitt Clinton High School, Norwood, the Bronx
Colson Whitehead, Apex Hides the Hurt: A Novel
2 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 2, Marc Tauss, Superhero
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a book about superheroes.
6 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 4, Loretta Lopez, The Birthday Swap
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated books.
6 - IS 347, School of Humanities, Bushwick, Brooklyn*
Grade 6 Inclusion Class, Tony Medina, Love To Langston
Students will write & illustrate autobiographical poems.
8 - Brooklyn Community High School of Communications, Arts, & Media, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Grade 9, Rita Williams-Garcia, Like Sisters on the Homefront
Fiction Writing Workshop
9 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 2, Marc Tauss, Superhero
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a book about superheroes.
10 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 5, Mike Winerip, Adam Canfield of The Slash
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a school newspaper.
10 - Brooklyn Community High School of Communications, Arts, & Media, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Grade 9, Rita Williams-Garcia, Like Sisters on the Homefront
Fiction Writing Workshop
13 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 3, Patricia Lakin, Clarence the Copy Cat & Albert Einstein
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated books.
14 - CS 21, Crispus Attucks School, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 1, Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections & Hannah's Seven Dresses
*Elementary School Initiative -- creating collaborative collage.
16 - Harvey Milk High School, Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Gr. 9-12, Martha Southgate, Third Girl From the Left
Mixed-grade class
20 - CS 21, Crispus Attucks School, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 2, Tony Medina, Christmas Makes Me Think
*Elementary School Initiative -- poetry writing workshop combined with a community service project.
20 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 4, Loretta Lopez, The Birthday Swap & Say Hola to Spanish
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated books.
27 - CS 21, Crispus Attucks School, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 2, Tony Medina, Christmas Makes Me Think
*Elementary School Initiative -- poetry writing workshop combined with a community service project.
28 - CS 21, Crispus Attucks School, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 1, Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections & Hannah's Seven Dresses
*Elementary School Initiative -- creating collaborative collage.
29 - DeWitt Clinton High School, Norwood, the Bronx
Gr. 11 & 12, Marisela Rizik, El Tiempo del Olvido (Of Forgotten Times)
Mixed-grade Advanced Placement Spanish literature class: conducted entirely in Spanish.
December 2006
13 - DeWitt Clinton High School, Norwood, the Bronx
Gr. 11 & 12, Louis Reyes Rivera, Bum Rush The Page: A Def Poetry Jam
Mixed-grade class
15 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 5, Mike Winerip, Adam Canfield of The Slash
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create a school newspaper.
18 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 3, Colin Bootman, Fish For the Grand Lady & Dad, Jackie, and Me
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated books.
18 - Brooklyn Community High School of Communications, Arts, & Media, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Grade 9, Willie Perdomo, Where A Nickel Costs A Dime
Poetry Writing Workshop
19 - Brooklyn Community High School of Communications, Arts, & Media, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Grade 9, Willie Perdomo, Where A Nickel Costs A Dime
Poetry Writing Workshop
20 - Brooklyn Community High School of Communications, Arts, & Media, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Grade 9, Willie Perdomo, Where A Nickel Costs A Dime
Poetry Writing Workshop
22 - PS 274, Kosciusko School, Bushwick, Brooklyn, ELSI*
Grade 4, Colin Bootman, Fish For the Grand Lady & Dad, Jackie, and Me
*Elementary School Initiative -- a series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated books.
