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Poetry SLAM: Youth Verse Competition

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Use this model, based on urban youth poetry competitions, to create an engaging venue for your poets to share their work out loud, with expression. Build class community, have fun, and celebrate your authors' original verse. Resource is...
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Stage a Poetry Slam!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write and perform poetry. In this poetry presentation lesson, students learn about the concept of a poetry slam. Students plan and hold their own poetry slam.
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Qualities of a Poetry Slam

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners discover the qualities of a poetry slam. In this poetry lesson, students conduct research to learn how slams are conducted and performances are scored. Learners participate in their own poetry slam competition.
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Borrowed Poem Performance: Practice for Slam

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice for a poetry slam. In this poetry lesson, students select borrowed poems to perform in a poetry slam in order to participate in their own poetry slam competition.
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Oral Directions: Practice for the Slam

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice their poetry presentations. In this poetry slam lesson, students use the provided practice feedback form to prepare for presenting their poems prior to participating in their own poetry slam competition.
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Poetry Slam

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders write a poem and participate in a poetry slam.
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Performance and Reflection on Listening and Speaking

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars prepare for and evaluate their performances in poetry slams. In this literature lesson, students write personal narratives about their poetry slam experiences.