Admit it, when you are in a class where you nothing but the same things over and over it gets a bit boring, right? Sure, papers and exams are both a great way to assess students, but they aren't the only way. The possibilities are
ENDLESS. So don't just keep doing the same old things over and over again. I found this new idea on
Pinterest that I would love to incorporate into my classroom someday. I'm sure we've all been given the assignment to write our own poetry at some time throughout our schooling, and this puts a new spin on the "usual" way we are used to either writing poems by hand on a sheet of paper or typing them up on a computer. It's called "black out poetry" and here is one of the examples I found..
You can take an old book (and I mean OLD- falling apart- not able to read from any longer- no one wants to destroy a perfectly fine book,) newspaper, magazine, journal article, etc. and allow the students to write a poem with the words that are already on the page-- by blacking out the other words. It could even be a new spin on the six word stories we talked about in class, blacking out words to create a six word story. The possibilities with this idea are endless as well.
Anyone else like this idea?
J.A.M.
I'd have to say this is one of my favorite ideas! I remember not knowing where to start when I was told to write a poem in high school. This activity would eliminate that issue. Also, I love art and I think it would be fun to combine the two. Now I want to make one of my own!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! It's so creative and you're right, the possibilities are endless. Instead of struggling to create one poem which many students do, I feel with this activity coming up with a number of poems could be done with ease. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI, too, love this idea! It's a great entry into poetry. You could even copy the same page so that students could see how different the same text could be.
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