Blackout Poetry
During our unit on immigration, students learned about the Syrian refugee crisis. After, students read poems about war and the refugee experience. Students used these poems to create their own poems by circling powerful words and blacking out all other words. Then, students performed their poems. See their poems in the video below (forgive me for the poor sound quality).
What Students Said About Blackout Poetry:
“I like the poem and I like to circle powerful words.” - That
“I like the blackout poem because it had strong and powerful words and sentences.”
- Kimesha
“I like the blackout poem because it made me be inspired…” - Shanelle
