what is poetry, really?

Module summary:

• This module combines content and direction from Café Cultura and Power Poetry. Expand your definition of poetry through spoken word form and bring yourself into your poems! 
• Overview of module:
  • Tuesday: Café Cultura diversity meeting and poetry workshop
  • Wednesday/Thursday: explore Power Poetry site and write two original poems
  • Thursday/Friday: get feedback on poems and refine

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essential questions

• What is poetry?
• How can we express thoughts, observations, and ideas creatively but with intention?​

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goals

• Students will understand that poetry is a form of writing where the form and language is used intentionally to enhance ideas.
• Students will understand that poetry can take many forms - sometimes with rules, sometimes without - to express ideas with focus and purpose.

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Writing

• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
• Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach
  

Language

• Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning 
  

activities

Expose [Tuesday/Wednesday]

• Attend poetry workshop led by Café Cultura's Ara Cruz
• Create account at www.powerpoetry.org and familiarize yourself with the website

Practice [Wednesday]

• Choose 2 action topics (under "Take Action" tab of powerpoetry.org)
  • read tips for each topic and write down 3-5 takeaways for each topic
  • read 2-3 example poems for each topic; for each one, note powerful elements and poetic devices

Create [Wednesday/Thursday]

• Write your own poem for each action topic (so you're writing two separate poems)
  • share poems with at least one other person and get feedback (I like, I wonder…)
• Finish or refine poem from Café Cultura workshop - and type it up

Reflect [Friday]

• Conference one-on-one about three poems
• Revise and re-submit as needed; submit to Power Poetry website if you're comfortable

resources

Poetry Module Syllabus
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