This was one of my favorite assignments. The teacher in me loves to view something that strikes me in some way and figure out how I can use it in a classroom. My assignment was based on two clips of slam poetry. The first one example was “Scratch and Dent Dreams.” The second was a poem called “You Move Me.” In my assignment, I had students create a slam poetry piece using inspiration from a novel they had read. I thought it was important to have students draw inspiration from a text to better understand how texts relate and stir things in us. I also chose poetry because poetry is a genre I think students have a negative association with without really understanding why they feel that way. Slam poetry is a way to make poetry come to life and show emotion. The performance aspect of slam poetry also makes it more real for students, and it also helps meet the oral components of the Georgia Performance Standards.
Video Clip Assignment
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