Create a Video Poem

Collaborate to create a visual version of a poem using video. Before class, choose a poem to pick apart. Read it aloud and then analyze it in detail as a class. Assign a line or short section to each student to expand upon using a graphic organizer. Next, learners choose an image to go with their line. All of this work put together becomes the visual poem, which incorporates every individual's work. The instructional activity suggests a specific editing program, but you could do this using a variety of different programs, or even by printing out images and lines.