Gregory North School Show

School Show
Immerse in Verse

Australian Champion bush poet Gregory North presents rhyming Australian verse from past to present. Through use of accents, props and student involvement the great Australian tradition of rhyming poetry is brought to life. Students experience some of our classic poetry from the past as well as modern subjects presented in that same traditional style that is appealing all over again. Poetry is meant to be performed and that's what makes it so much fun!

Show duration: 45-50 minutes.
For middle and upper primary (years 2-6 in NSW). [Can also include K & 1]
Preferred audience size: 60-70 students with a maximum of 200 for a single show.
Cost: $3.30 per student Including GST. Minimum charge $200 (negotiable).

Australia has a great tradition of bush poetry and Greg presents some of the classics as well as his own original poems. Children participate as characters in poems and witness a truly Australian art form.

The show Immerse in Verse features the following poems:

The Ant Explorer - C J Dennis
Cicada - Gregory North
The Triantiwontigongolope - C J Dennis
Said Hanrahan - John O'Brien
Our Touch Football Day - Gregory North
The Man From Ironbark - A B (Banjo) Paterson
The Man From Snowy River - A B (Banjo) Paterson

Immerse in Verse is an authorised performance within the Performances for Schools program managed through the NSW Department of Education and Training. Greg also holds a current Queensland Blue Card.

Show variations and workshops are also available on request. Out of school performances as part of community events or fundraisers can be arranged too.

Once children experience the joy of rhyming verse performed as entertainment, their enthusiasm for poetry is awakened.

Here's what Year 6 student Nor, from St Joseph's Primary School Narrandera thought:

Immerse in Verse can be used to support the following NSW curriculum outcomes:

ENGLISH

Context and Text     TS 1.3, 2.3, 3.3
Language Structures and Features     TS 1.4, 2.4, 3.4
Context and Text    RS 1.7, 2.7, 3.7
Language Structures and Features    RS 1.8, 2.8, 3.8

HUMAN SOCIETY & ITS ENVIRONMENT

Significant Events and People    CCS 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
Time and Change    CCS 1.2, 2.2, 3.2
Identities    CUS 1.3, 2.3, 3.3
Cultural Diversity    CUS 1.4, 2.4, 3.4

CREATIVE ARTS

Making Drama    DRAS 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
    DRAS 1.2, 2.2, 3.2
Performing Drama    DRAS 1.3, 2.3, 3.3
Appreciating Drama    DRAS 1.4, 2.4, 3.4

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Living Things LTS 1.3, 2.3, 3.3

as well as several other outcomes as teachers see fit.

For bookings or information contact Greg.

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