Poetry Olympics in English 8

The Grade 8s entered an Olympic challenge in their English classes, where many of them went for the Gold (medal!). The event: POETRY RECITALS.

To achieve a gold medal, a student had to completely memorize a poem of 100-plus words and recite it to an audience of literary judges. The poem had to be written by the student and had to contain seven figures of speech, six sound devices, and the other specific criteria. The silver medallists met slightly less challenging criteria, and the bronze a little less than that. In fact, most of the grade 8s went for the gold; there were a few silvers, but no bronze. An official medal ceremony followed the performances. These recitals were impressive, and clearly, this grade 8 class is rife with budding poets!

– Cari Bell