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Poetry Garden Extra Credit Project
Poetry Garden Extra Credit Project
In honor of Black History Month, we will be creating a garden of poetry in the 9th grade commons. To participate, select a poem by a Black poet or write an original poem. You may pull a poem out of the SEEDS to READ folder (pictured below), find one using the links below, find one on your own, or create your own poem.
Use colored paper to create a flower or plant - abstract or realistic - and copy the poem on to your creation. If you need a visual aide to get started, I'll have one for you in class, but, honestly, (almost) anything goes.
- Creating a flower or plant and copying a poem by a Black poet will be worth 5 points.
- Creating a flower/plant and writing your own original poem of at least 10 lines will be worth 10 points.
- Creating a flower/plant and writing your own original poem of at least 20 lines will be worth 20 points.
- You may repeat this project for up to 20 points.
Due on or before Thursday, Feb. 28
You can select any poem you wish, and you may even use spoken word pieces from YouTube or songs with school-appropriate lyrics. If you need help, here are some links to help you get started:
"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"We Wear The Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Blk History Month" by Nikki Giovanni
"The Song of the Feet" by Nikki Giovanni
"Won't You Celebrate With Me" by Lucille Clifton
"A Woman Speaks" by Audre Lorde
You can also explore this link to find more current (and younger poets)
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