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Basketball and Poetry Workshop
“I love writing and I love basketball. I have been fortunate to combine these in a poetry writing workshop for children Basketball and Poetry.”
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Writer-in-Residence
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Author John Coy, who spent two weeks working with students at Sheridan School in Minneapolis, thinks it's important to preserve children's natural spontaneity: “I wanted to get them writing the way they tell stories when they run in from recess.”
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Genuine Interests: Boys, Sports, and Literacy
“...When I was a boy I played some sport almost every day. Football, basketball, and baseball were favorites but if there was a ball involved, I was interested...”
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Road Trips
“Each summer, when I was a boy, my family would take a long car trip. Because I was the oldest child, I often sat up front with my dad. We would tell stories, examine the map, and talk about the new places we would see...”
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