{Found Poetry

Flow

Now I hearThe nightsensing the powerOn a still moonlitmomentAnd again,There are echoes of past and futurechanges in the flow of time, seeking a foothold,Tangible,Purposeful,Rising.

{Big Idea:

Create piece of artwork based on a core idea or central theme.Create a found poem by circling poetic words or phrases on a page of fiction/nonfiction.

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Materials:One of the speeches- “I Have a Dream” or “The Great Dictator’s Speech”1 piece of parchment paperTape or glue Watercolor Paint , colored pencils or MarkersPencilsSharpie Marker or black pen

{Step One:

Choose 1 page from “I Have a Dream” that reflects one part of your poem (the beginning, middle, or end).

“The Great Dictator’s Speech” is only one page, so you don’t have an option.

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Step Two:Lay the parchment paper over the page and use tape or glue to adhere the pages together.

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Step Three:Now take a pencil and begin to circle words the words or phrases you used in your poem in the order they appear in the speech. The words/phrases circled need to be the same or similar words/phrases your used in your poem.

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Step Four:Retrace your circled words using a black sharpie or pen.

Think about the word that represents the core idea of your poem. At least one word should give you a good visual image to create from.

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Step Five:Color over the un-circled words with your graphic representation (your drawing) of the core idea.

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Step Six:Once you have the background image, colors laid down, add more detail.

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Step Seven:Write your “core idea” (the title) word in sharpie or colored marker on your final page. Create thick to thin lines by over-lapping the Sharpie lines that you want to be thicker.

Assessment:

Final page included a poem of a minimum of 12 words

Graphic representation (drawing) added meaning to the poem

Title: One word or a phrase was written in hand-drawnletterforms and it was the core idea of the poem

Able to recognize poetic words and/or phrases in textand create a poem that made sense.

Handwritten or typed poem is included with final product

Each bulleted item is worth 10 points for a total of 50 points.

Wicked

He eyes and smile dreamingHer movements gracefulShe was golden-wingedHad not kissed her except they danced this golden kitten to meet him.She expected he would humbly serve her blood leadenShe was miserable and keenly happy at heartA beautiful heiressWicked.

What the final product should look like

Student Artwork

Rage

Started shuffling backtears of rage into a cringing animal. What you gonna do for yourself?Cry a whole river. The hurt, the pain, the humiliation. Covering his head. He heard a roar of rage was in his throat.

Country

The corn countryA lovely land of rolling hillsand green meadowsWandering creeks and woodlandsThe meadow larks whistledSlowly, methodicallyThe grass,The sky,The rich earthLove for the earthA pagan’s love for the sun-And It’s warmth

Time

Female dressed elegance,young and careless,The appearance we have seen for some time past.Pure and healthy.

Tranquility

TranquilityOf our dreamsThis time of daysinfinite itself in theAstonishment of that beautiful human bodyThat is more thantranquility.

Fear

The window openShe stood to one sidestood staringhating the human racestill alivetrying to prayshe began to walkshe was afraid to stop movingTerrorShe moved slowly nowShe let them in.

Wicked

He eyes and smile dreamingHer movements gracefulShe was golden-wingedHad not kissed her except they danced this golden kitten to meet him.She expected he would humbly serve her blood leadenShe was miserable and keenly happy at heartA beautiful heiressWicked.

Life

Glancing out at the headlights on the road stretching ahead was a ravishing beauty.She was in love withLife.

Fire

There was smokeFireOnce sizzled like a firecracker fuseThe faintestbreathpiercedthe dark.

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