Black Out Poetry
A style of Found Poetry
Black
Out
Poetry
Theme:
• The central message
• What the author wants you to learn
or know
• A broad idea about life
• Usually not stated. It must be inferred
Mood:
• The feeling or
atmosphere the
reader gets
when reading
the story or
poem
How music affects culture and culture affects
music
• Think of the music genres, songs, events and social situations in the
decades we have learned about.
• Choose a theme from one of the above.
• You will write a found poem. The poem should show your theme and
give a message concerning the music genre, song, event and/or social
situation
Now it’s your turn!
1. Choose one page.
2. Find an anchor word (This will be a word that is
interesting to you and may be your topic).
3. In pencil, lightly underline or circle the words that
you may want to use.
*Be able to answer this question: What do you want
the reader to understand or feel after having read
your poem?
4. Use those words to form your blackout poetry.
5. Think of an image that would make the theme or
mood stronger for the reader. Draw it in pencil.
6. Once you have your poem and image decided,
colour your image if you want to.
7. Take a black sharpie, black out all other words.
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Before you blackout:
Fill out the self-assessment:
• What is the topic of my poem?
• What mood am I trying to create?
• How did I accomplish that?
• What do I want my reader to feel after reading my poem?
• What are the strongest words that show my theme and create
the mood?
Due:
Summative Assessment: Blackout Poetry
About You!
Complete the same steps you took for your 1st blackout poetry except
choose your page a more carefully. You can take 3 pages to start if you
wish.