Evaluation of the Unseen Poetry Workshop.
I am pleased to report a successful workshop. My aim was to improve the confidence of those who attended. Although a little nervous at first, students were soon all smiles and enjoying the sharing of ideas. Each individual was able to record their thoughts on a sticky note before the verbal discussion. This allowed for maximum participation and students were then able to enjoy listening to the ideas of others too.
40% of the students who attended gave the session 4/5 for helpfulness and 60% gave it 5/5. I was delighted to find that 100% of those who attended said it had developed their confidence in approaching the Unseen Poetry element of G.C.S.E English Literature.
Students were encouraged to write a short review as part of the evaluation process. Overall, they wanted more sessions in the future and advised that further guidance on how to structure an essay would be helpful. I am pleased to say that students who complete the follow up assignment will get this guidance straight away.
Some amazing positive comments included:
“This session was fantastic for improving my ability to analyse language in poems and to show how the tone and mood plays a role in the poem as well.”
“I really liked the group setting and it was helpful to see other people’s opinions and points of view on the poetry given.”
“My learning was supported.”
“I would recommend future group sessions.”
“Victoria is very supportive and helps me a lot.”
It has been an absolute pleasure to run this event. Watch out for future workshops coming soon.
