A Woman's Voice in Poetry with Amanda Chong

Overview

Programme IDAEP0420537

Programme TypeWorkshops

Recommended Size 10 - 25

Language English

Programme Format On-site, Digital

Cost $550.00 Per session

Primary Art Form - Sub-Genre Literary Arts - Literary Criticism, Poetry

Student Profile Secondary Lower, Secondary Upper, JC/CI, ITE

Duration

Secondary Art Form - Sub-Genre -

Venue (where applicable)

Showcase

Programme Synopsis This workshop will look at: a brief history of women's writing (including how women were excluded from intellectual and public life, and how they reasserted their voices); a brief history of women's writing in Singapore; how women have asserted their identity through writing. The craft of a poem will be conveyed through a close reading of poems; a writing exercise with a prompt related to students' identity and experience of gender will also be provided.

Focus Areas Appreciate Arts & Culture, Acquire Skills & Knowledge

Point of Emphasis Not applicable

Lesson Goal #1 Understanding the role of identity and gender in Singapore poetry;

Lesson Goal #2 Understanding how poetry helps assert identity and experiences of gender

Audio/Sound System, Microphone, Visualiser

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Sing Lit Station

SING LIT STATION LTD (est. July 2016) is a non-profit organisation, registered charity and Institution of Public Character (IPC). Our core mission is to grow the local literary community. Through our programmes and initiatives, we aim to be a platform where readers and writers can meet.

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