Curated OER
"How Many, How Much" by Shel Silverstein
Students decide on the reasonableness and relative magnitude of situations in their lives as Shel Silverstein did in the poem "How Many, How Much."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Making a Ted Ed Lesson: Two Ways to Animate Slam Poetry
Slam poetry packs an emotional punch by using powerful verbal metaphors; animation can do the same using visual tools. TED-Ed animators show how two separate techniques- rotoscoping and more traditional hand-drawn animation- bring to...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Become a Slam Poet in Five Steps
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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
Other
Cincinnati Arts Association: Poetry in Motion [Pdf]
This study guide focuses on the preparation behind a poetry slam. In addition to discussing the history of a poetry slam, the study guide features various methods and exercises to get involved.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Poetry Slam
Students will locate a poem of their choice from a designated website to interpret. Students will then search the Internet for performances of the poem they select. In addition to creating a written interpretation of the poem, including...
Other
Kids Philosophy Slam
Every year a kid-friendly philosophical question is asked and students are encouraged to submit original writing, drawing, painting, or poetry that expresses their opinions on the posed topic.