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Black Out Poetry: Poetry Writing, Art and Reading All in One!
English
Blackout Poetry Creative Writing Class
In this class we'll learn what Blackout Poetry is and we'll create Blackout Poetry of our own!
There are no upcoming classes.
8-12
year old learners
3rd-6th
US Grade Level
1-5
learners per class
$25
Charged upfront
Meets once
45 minute class
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Description
Class Experience
To introduce learners to Blackout Poetry, I begin this class with the history of this "found" form of poetry, dating back to the 18th Century and a neighbor of Benjamin Franklin's! During this historical overview, I encourage learners to respond to the story of the creation of Blackout Poetry and to share their impressions with the group. After presenting the history of Blackout Poetry, I demonstrate how it is constructed from existing texts. As a group, we analyze the pieces together to...
This class is taught in English.
In order to create Blackout Poetry, learners must come to class with two supplies: (1) A page of text. Each learner will need a short page of text that can be written on. Learners may use a section from a newspaper or a magazine or learners can print something out to use. I have found some good short stories on this site: https://www.storyberries.com/ that would work well for this poetry writing activity. (The goal is to find a text the learner can write on during class not necessarily a story the learner enjoys.) (2) A black marker or a black crayon. Each learner will need either a black marker or a black crayon.
45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
Teacher
Dr. Sharon BCLiterature / Writing Teacher & Executive Function Coach
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Lives in the
United States117 total reviews
204 completed classes
About Me
Welcome to my classroom! For over 25 years I've helped students appreciate literature, develop their rhetorical and creative writing skills, and better organize and complete tasks. A central goal of my teaching & coaching is empowering students...
