Patrice Hutton

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Patrice Hutton


Patrice Hutton is the founder and director of Writers in Baltimore Schools (WBS), a program that provides low-income middle school students with a vibrant environment for literary development through in-school, after school, and summer creative writing workshops taught by Baltimore college students. In 2008, Hutton was awarded an OSI-Baltimore Community Fellowship to launch WBS. In fall 2011, Hutton will join MICA as a part-time faculty member.

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Last April, the 7th grade writing workshop I teach at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School studied an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem. Today, the group struts around the school, reciting lines from the poem: “We were very tired, we were very … Continue reading →

Let’s give every student the chance to write and produce a play. This can happen in the language arts classroom or as part of an after-school program. The important part is that students are in charge, from brainstorming to production … Continue reading →