Sarah Kay being interviewed on Ted talks about spoken word performance poetry. "...involves creating poetry that doesn't just want to sit on paper but demands it be heard out loud or witnessed in person."
The concerns of the 22-year-old poet include the catastrophic effect of some rap music on young black men, the danger of blind cultural adherence to America and the belief that racial equality can only be met through an appreciation of difference.
With enough passion and practice, becoming a slam poet is within your reach. Explore a distant memory on paper, then read it out loud. Edit. Try reading it out loud again, and add your finishing touches. Gayle Danley offers five steps to being a slam poet -- while being downright poetic in the process.
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Students don't come to us as blank slates. Our job as teachers is to anticipate when faulty mental models are likely to be in play when a student is having trouble and to help them correct the misconceptions they have built in their minds around academic concepts.
Kids love poetry, limericks, onomatopoeia, haiku. Our Kids Poems collection will expose children to a variety of poetic genres, each more fun to read than the last! These poems are especially suited for integration into teacher lesson plans. We believe they might even inspire children to create their own poetry.
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toolkit to inspire children of all ages to Dream In Color. Students will discover the works of important African-American poets, classroom activities designed to encourage them to develop their own poetic voices, discussion guides, bibliographies and links to engaging online poetry resources.