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This "Music Be the Food of Love:" Found Poetry with Shakespeare and Hip-Hop lesson plan also includes:
- Found Poetry Handout
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Lines from Shakespeare and from hip-hop artists provide learners with an opportunity to examine the literary devices these artists use to express their ideas about love. Groups use the provided lines to craft found poems, and then the whole class compares and contrasts how the artists use language and literary devices.
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Instructional Ideas
- Make extra copies of the lines for those who would prefer to work independently on the second arrangement of the lines
Classroom Considerations
- The lesson presumes class members are aware of literary devices and of hip-hop music
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Pros
- The activity underscores how hip-hop artists and Shakespeare use rhythm and rhyme
Cons
- The activity may leave some with the idea that the structure of poetry is random