Poetry Survey for Teachers of English

Survey of English teachers for the Louisiana Writing Project's website Lousiana Poems and Poets. Information will be used to create lesson plans and programs for Louisiana classrooms. The first nine of the twelve questions are mandatory.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. What is the name of your school?*


  1. What grade level(s) do you teach? You may select more than one grade level.*
    Kindergarten
    1st
    2nd
    3rd
    4th
    5th
    6th
    7th
    8th
    9th
    10th
    11th
    12th
    college
    graduate
    other


  1. Do you teach poetry?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Which of the following apply to your classroom? (You may select multiple answers).*
    I do not teach poetry.
    I teach a poetry unit.
    I teach poetry in conjunction with fiction throughout the year.
    I teach the writing of poetry.
    I teach the explication of poetry.
    I teach scansion of lines.
    I teach types of poetry (such as sonnet, villenelle, ekphrastic, "free verse," etc.
    I post or read a poem a day or a poem a week.
    I require students to read poetry outside of specific class assignments (i.e. free choice poetry books for independent reading).
    I teach poems by Louisiana poets.


  1. What do you enjoy most about poetry, especially teaching poetry? (If you do not teach poetry, please put N/A).*


  1. If you do not teach or read poetry, please describe your feelings about poetry and what keeps you from reading it and incorporating it into your classroom. (If you teach and read poetry, please put N/A).*


  1. Which of these Louisiana Poets are you familiar with?*
    Ralph Adamo
    John Biguenet
    Andrei Codrescu
    Nicole Cooley
    Peter Cooley
    Cynthia Hogue
    Kay Murphy
    Sue Owen
    Wyatt Prunty
    Biljana Obradovic
    Brenda Marie Osbey
    Kelly Cherry
    John Gery
    Martha Serpas
    Maxine Cassin
    Yusef Komunyakaa
    Darrell Bourque
    Pinkie Gordon Lane
    Amy Fleury
    Mona Lisa Saloy
    none of the above


  1. Please list any of Louisiana's Poet Laureates. If you cannot name a Poet Laureate, please write N/A.*


  1. Please rank the following activities in relation to how important they would be in your classroom.*
        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Louisiana Poetry 180--a poem a school day by a Louisiana poet or about Louisiana  
    Lesson plans centered on poems about Louisiana.  
    Lesson plans centered on poems by Louisiana poets.  
    Having a Louisiana poet come to your classroom.  
    Podcasts or other recordings of Louisiana poets reading their own work or work by other Louisiana poets or poems about Louisiana.  
    Poetry readings around the area that your students could attend.  
    Poetry writing contests.  
    Poetry readings where your students could participate.  
    Poetry books by Louisiana poets available in either your library or classroom.  
    Webcasts or web chats with Louisiana poets.  


  1. Please list titles and poets of any poem you are familair with that deal with Louisiana in some way (i.e. "I Saw in Louisiana a Live Oak Growing" by Walt Whitman).


  1. What is your favorite poem? Please give a brief reason as to why that is your favorite poem. If you give us permission to post your response on our website, please include your name and occupation.


  1. Please list your e-mail address and/or your mailing address if you would like to be informed about poetry readings and events sponsered by Lousiaiana Writing Project's Louisiana Poems and Poets.





Ms. W
MS English Teacher
Read to Write NOLA
New Orleans, LA