WEEK 2:
POETRY WORKSHOP
DAY 1: BLACKOUT POETRY
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Create a blog post entitled "Day 1: Blackout Poetry."
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Think/Pair/Share: What is blackout poetry? Type your own ideas on your blog and then compare with your partner and table group.
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Investigate examples of blackout poetry on Google like the one shown below. Choose an example that you like, post it (with a citation) on your blog and share it with your table group.
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Discuss as a class what constitutes as a blackout poem. What must it include? Are there any "rules"?
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For the rest of the class period, you will work on creating your own black out poem. Feel free to use 1 or 2 pages from a hard copy of a text I have placed at the front of the room. Or, find a text online, print it and create your blackout poem. I encourage you to choose a text you have not previously read. Remember, you can incorporate a visual into your blackout poem if you'd like.
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Tweet your blackout poem on Twitter using our class hashtag: #missupoetry
