During this Webquest, you will explore poetry websites to:
- discover the different topics poetry discusses
- find a favorite poem
- brainstorm ideas for performing that poem in the Poetry Slam
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At the end of Wednesday you will have to turn in the "Exploring Poetry" worksheet and pick the poem you will perform next Wednesday.
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Start with this website: Poetry Tool.
We will look at one poem together. You will have to read at least one more poem by another poet on this website.
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Pick at least two more websites from the following list. You will have to read at least two poems by different poets from each website.
One word of advice: Look for poems between 10 and 20 lines long. Less than 10 lines is too short. More than 20 can be overwhelming.
- Poetry 180: "A Poem A Day for American High Schools"
- Poets.org: Poems for Every Occasion
- The Other Pages: Look in the left-hand column to see a list of SUBJECTS.
- Saul Williams, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes and Others: Scroll Down to see Saul Williams and everyone else
- Old Poetry: From Wordsworth to Tupac
- 30 poems in 30 days
