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EPISODE · Nov 7, 2018 · 10 MIN

052: The Easy Guide to Blackout Poetry

from The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA · host Betsy Potash: ELA

If your students would rather eat a ghost chili than dive into poetry workshop, blackout poetry is your new best friend! In this episode, I'll teach you the simple steps you can use to guide them in creating stunning blackout poems. You can dive straight in and do them tomorrow!  This is one of the easiest and most effective poetry workshops for ELA across many grade levels. Without the blank page to scare them, writer's block drifts away for most students as they get busy with their Sharpies.  Go Further:  Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the 'gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!

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If your students would rather eat a ghost chili than dive into poetry workshop, blackout poetry is your new best friend! In this episode, I'll teach you the simple steps you can use to guide them in creating stunning blackout poems. You can dive...

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