Format
1. The program begins with a review of essential terminology and concepts around poetry
2. Students will then see a video performance by poet Jennifer Cendaña Armas performing her poem “Interview with Anne Carson Interviewing Hara Tamiki”
3. There will then be a reflection on students' reaction to the poem. The teaching artist will lead a reflection of the poem asking them "what they heard" and "what words jumped out at you?"
4. There will then be an activity in which students create a "word wall" in anticipation of creating their first poem.
5. Students will then write a poem independently or in collaboration with a classmate.
6. The teaching artist will call on willing students to read aloud their joint poem.
7. There will then be a reflection on the workshop and the TA will take any questions from the students
Objectives
The participants will:
> Explore concepts related to poetry; spoken word poetry and hip hop
> See and hear a poetry performance
> Reflect on the poetry
> Create their own "word wall"
> Create a poem
> Collaborate with a classmate on a joint poem.
> Engage in a conversation about poetry,and spoken word poetry
> Participate in a question and answer session at the end of the workshop
Standards Alignment
National Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.9-10.L.2c -- Spell correctly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.9-10.RI.1 -- Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.9-10.RI.6 -- Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.9-10.SL.1 -- Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.9-10.W.2d -- Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.