Lesson 1 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of slam poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to create a word cloud that includes some common features of slam poetry.

6 Lessons

Grade: 5-6

Slam Poetry

This mini-unit looks at the concept of performance poetry, by investigating slam poetry and guiding students through what draws an audience’s interest. It scaffolds students through a range of poetic devices such as rhythm, alliteration, assonance, consonance, and emotive language, before asking them to create and perform their own slam poetry in a formal class competition.

Lesson 1 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of slam poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to create a word cloud that includes some common features of slam poetry.

6 Lessons

Grade: 5-6

Slam Poetry

This mini-unit looks at the concept of performance poetry, by investigating slam poetry and guiding students through what draws an audience’s interest. It scaffolds students through a range of poetic devices such as rhythm, alliteration, assonance, consonance, and emotive language, before asking them to create and perform their own slam poetry in a formal class competition.

Essential Question/s

What elements do I need to consider when writing my own slam poetry performance?

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Sustainability
Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

General Capabilities

Critical and Creative thinking
Personal and Social Capability
Ethical Understanding
Intercultural understanding
Literacy

Lessons

6 Lessons

Lesson 1

Lesson 1 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of slam poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to create a word cloud that includes some common features of slam poetry.

Lesson
Writing

Slam Poetry - What Is Slam Poetry?

Grades: 5-6

Identify the features of slam poetry and form an opinion about this type of poem.

Lesson 2

Lesson 2 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to write their own sentences using the rhythm from a well-known nursery rhyme using textas and paper.

Lesson
Reading

Slam Poetry - Rhythm

Grades: 5-6

Understand how rhythm works to make poetry sound good when read aloud.

Lesson 3

Lesson 3 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to create and perform their own tongue twisters that use either alliteration, assonance or consonance.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

Slam Poetry - Alliteration, Assonance And Consonance

Grades: 5-6

Understand how alliteration, assonance and consonance work in poems to make them sound interesting to audiences.

Lesson 4

Lesson 4 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to make language choices that evoke emotions in the reader using mini whiteboards to record words from least to most emotive..

Lesson
Reading

Slam Poetry - Emotive Language

Grades: 5-6

Understand the way writers use language to evoke particular emotions.

Lesson 5

Lesson 5 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to use the poetic devices already explored throughout the unit to write their own slam poetry.

Lesson
Reading | Writing

Slam Poetry - Writing

Grades: 5-6

Write slam poetry using the poetic devices of rhythm, alliteration, assonance, consonance and emotive language.

Lesson 6

Lesson 6 in a 6 part series for grade 5-6 students that explores the features of poetry as an introduction to reading, exploring and writing slam poetry. This lesson asks students to perform the poetry that they have written in a competition.

Lesson
Reading

Slam Poetry - Elements Of Performance

Grades: 5-6

Recite original poetry using elements of performance to engage an audience.

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