The Words We See
Blackout Poetry Instructions and Student Examples
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Using Blackout Poetry in the classroom allows students to explore their creativity in a unique way. It can be less intimidating than other forms of poetry creation. Blackout Poetry can be used to teach students how word choice creates mood and shows students how they can play with words to create poetic statements. This book provides step-by-step instructions and more than 50 student examples, complete with student voiceovers.
Customer Reviews
Finally I Understand
I’ve heard a lot about blackout poetry over the years I’ve taught, but it was always in an abstract way. Something I could admire and enjoy, but no real understanding of how to do it myself let alone explain it so my students would be successful in tackling it. After reading this book, with its examples and implementation instructions, I actually feel as if I could incorporate it into my lessons. Not only that, but the examples provided will help students visualize the possibilities of blackout poetry. Thank you for sharing!
Extremely Helpful
I have been teaching poetry for awhile, and explaining mood in poetry can be really tough. I love that blackout poetry is a creative way for students to create their own poetry with a strong mood. I will definitely be teaching blackout poetry next year. I really appreciate that there are so many different examples, that demonstrate the different types of moods. I’m interested to see how this goes in my class, but I feel confident enough to try it now.
This is a good book.
I highly recommend this book. I won’t publicly endorse a product unless I use it exclusively and I really believe in it. My only official recommendations are U.S. Army issued mustache trimmers, Morton’s salt, and the C.R. Lawrence fine two inch axe style scraper oscillating knife blade.
The book is well written, straightforward, and easy to understand. Students love blackout poetry. Do it.