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Spoken Word
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In deze les zitten 30 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 5 videos.

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Spoken Word

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

In Class Today
Introduction to the theme
What is Spoken Word
Examples and observations



Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Learning aims
You will be able to give a clear description of what a slam poem is and entails.

You know what a simile, hyperbole and metaphor are and can implement them. 

We practice talking about literature and eventually you are going to write and perform your own poem.



Slide 3 - Tekstslide

What is Spoken Word?
Spoken word is a poetic performance art

It is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play such as intonation and voice inflection. 

It includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, and hip hop.

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

What is Spoken Word?
Spoken-word poetry is often used to convey important or controversial messages to society. 

Such messages often include raising awareness of topics such as: racial inequality, sexual assault and/or rape culture, anti-bullying messages, body positive campaigns, and LGBTQ topics

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

What is Spoken Word?
Slam poetry competitions often feature loud and radical poems that display both intense content and sound. 
 
Some spoken-word poems go viral and can then appear in articles, on TED talks, and on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Figures of speech 
  • Metaphor --> He is a shining star.
  • simile --> cold as ice, white as snow, slept like a log (as/like)
  • hyperbole --> she could feed a whole army with that
  • alliteration --> Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
  •  onomatopoeia -->The sheep went, “Baa.”    The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
  • Repetition

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

For the next video
Write down anything that comes to mind while watching and listening to the performance

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Slide 9 - Video

What comes to mind after
watching and listening?

Slide 10 - Woordweb

For the next video
What is this spoken word piece about?
What is its "theme"?

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Slide 12 - Video

For the next video
How does the performer convey emotion?

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Slide 14 - Video

How does he convey emotion?

Slide 15 - Open vraag

video exercise 
We are going to watch 2 short video's of poets performing slam poetry. Pay attention, afterwards you will have to answer a few questions about the themes, tone, etc.

We will also have a little discussion about the video's afterwards.

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Perfect. Which words do I associate with perfect?

Slide 17 - Woordweb

Slide 18 - Video

What is the mood of the poem? (Or How does it make me feel?)

Slide 19 - Open vraag

What is the message of the poem?

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Search for a picture that resembles this poem. warning: no dirty images because I can see your name!

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Did you hear any figures of speech? which ones?

Slide 22 - Woordweb

Which words do I associate with happiness?

Slide 23 - Woordweb

Slide 24 - Video

What is the mood of the poem? (Or How does it make me feel?)

Slide 25 - Open vraag

What is the message of the poem?

Slide 26 - Open vraag

Figures of speech 
  • Metaphor --> He is a shining star.
  • simile --> cold as ice, white as snow, slept like a log (as/like)
  • hyperbole --> she could feed a whole army with that
  • alliteration --> Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
  •  onomatopoeia -->The sheep went, “Baa.”    The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
  • Repetition

Slide 27 - Tekstslide

Did you hear any figures of speech? which ones?

Slide 28 - Woordweb

Which of these two slam poems (Pefect or Happiness) did you prefer more and why?

Slide 29 - Open vraag

Slide 30 - Tekstslide