This week we explore examples of student’s Blackout Poetry! A blackout poem is when a poet takes a marker (usually black marker) to already established text–like in a newspaper–and starts redacting words until a poem is formed. The key thing with a blackout poem is that the text AND redacted text form a sort of visual poem.
Lesson Note: ” Like critical thinking, newspaper blackout poetry is a process of revelation, an uncovering of meaning. Pedagogically, blackout poetry makes students active participants in the construction of knowledge and understanding, one of the core objectives of honors education. The honors classroom then becomes a model for ‘taking intellectual risks’ “-Engaging Honors Students Through Blackout Poetry, Melissa Ladenheim, University of Maine, 2014. This contemporary invention really breaks the form and takes us back to where we began by studying William Carlos Williams’ poetry inspired by visual art.
Ms. Taylor, 8th Grade
Periods 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7
Student Poets: Hayden B., Theo B., Ronan E., Meghan M., Annie A., Mirabelle A., Samantha I., Elena H., Wilson H., Hailey K., Nicholas L., Aleksandar D., Biplop G., Nichelas J., Tara K., Priscila M., Anastasia B., Elizabeth L., Sarai M., Natalie P.
