Poetry Black out poem

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome

What do you think is black out poetry?

Black out poetry

 poetry where a lot of the text is covered (blacked out) leaving few words visible that form the poem

examples

Lesson goals

After this class you know what black out poetry is

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You have made your own black out poetry

Black out poetry

First you are going to learn some words so you can understand the instructions

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What is a page?

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What is an image?

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What is (to) circle?

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What is (to) erase?

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What is (to) choose?

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What is lightly?

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What is (to) add?

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What is (to) scan?

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What is blackout (poetry)?

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What you need first

• page from a book, newspaper, magazine
• pencil and eraser
• black marker or colored pencils

How do you make your poem?

Scan the page looking for words and phrases that jump out. 

Circle those words lightly in pencil.

Read through the list of words and phrases, need more words? Add! Need less words? Erase!

Begin to blackout the page or draw an image that fits the poem.

Ready?