we heart found poetry (word cloud made using wordart ). At the end of a unit in my high school English class, I have students create and present thematic found poetry. I am sure you can vary this activity in numerous ways; I look forward to you sharing your implementation/ideas with me and other readers. Recently, I have been using found poems in the following ways: 1. Near the first day of class, I introduce the concept of found or cut up poetry by using a sample text we have read together in class (can be a shortish excerpt or excerpt(s) chosen for this purpose). Students are told to write down interesting words and phrases that they hear/see (depending on the modality in which you present the information) with the understanding that these words will later be used to write a thematic poem on the work that was read. They are to record a minimum of 25 words and phrases, and I am sure to encourage them to write down at least 10 phrases. Then,...
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