Remote Online Poetry Activity #2

Remote Online Poetry Activity #2 - Poetry Slam

Last week I noted that April is National Poetry Month and this year most of us will be celebrating/observing it at home as we isolate ourselves amid the Covid-19 crisis.

I decided to post four online/tech activities, one each week, that teachers (upper elementary/middle school) could have students do.

My first post featured creating a simple Quarantine Haiku using Google Drawings.

My second idea is to...host a remote poetry slam. Here is a great article featuring "5 Tips for Slam Poetry"

Teachers can use Flipgrid (free for educators) as the "performing space". Students would record their original poetry (Flipgrid has blur and pixelating options for children who didn't want their face shown). You can indicate a time recording maximum to keep children focused.

There are several student Poetry Slam videos on YouTube you could share to get students thinking about their poems. I really liked this one from a 12 year old Australian.

If you host a online poetry slam please let me know. I would love to hear how it went. You can post in the comments or reach out out to me on Twitter @atechcoachlife.

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