Slam Poetry Performance Lives on
What kind of poetry did we read about?
Slam!!!
Euphoria is about feeling extreme joy, being happy.
To compose a letter means to
A. Mail it
B. Read it
C. Write it
D. Open it
C. Write it
Name 3 foods that start with the letter C
Cake cheese chorizo carrot chili corn crepes candy corn cotton candy cinnamon roll etc
Yesterday at basketball practice we worked on passing the (Bawl/Ball).
Ball
What is a poetry slam?
a. A form of expression
b. a competition in which poets perform original works alone or in teams
c. a lyrical boxing match that pits poets against other poets in a bout
d. All the above
All the above
Euphoria is one of your vocab words. When is a time you might feel euphoria?
Graduation, birth of a child, getting married, listening to a really good song, etc
Euphoria means extreme _____________.
Happiness, joy, etc.
What is the perry high school mascot?
Bluejay
There are 4 (Weighs/ways) to cook an egg. Frying, boiling, scrambling, and baking.
ways
Based on the details in this essay, which word best describes poetry slams?
A. Scary
B. Intense
C. Peaceful
B. Intense
Euphoria was written as a loose structure poem. How does this poem look different from other poems?
HINT: GRAMMAR
No capital letters, no periods, no rhyme, no rhythm.
Expression means a way to
A. Excuse bad behavior
B. Communicate Creatively
C. Make something bigger
D. Fix something that is broken
B. Communicate Creatively
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Fiction- fake
non-fiction- real
(One/Won) day I want to become a writer.
One
At a poetry recitation, the poem is always
A. Read by an audience.
B. read aloud in front of people.
C. written by people as a group
D. combined with music to make a song.
B. Read aloud in front of people
What did the author of the poem mean when she said "I find blinking a hazard it takes too much time and leaves me in the darkness."
She does not want to blink
She is so happy with her life and what she sees that she does not want to blink and miss anything etc.
What are 3 things that someone can compose?
3 things that can be written
poem, song, letter, diary, story, essay, etc
We watched many examples of slam poetry videos. Explain what two of the videos were about?
Everyone lives a different life, a dad loving his daughter, Muslims, police brutality, a brother losing his sister
In science class our seeds grew (roots/routes).
roots
Explain What happens at a typical poetry slam? Give details what does it look like what does sound like? Give at least 3 details.
A poet describes his feelings, an audience, loud reading, judges, audience, on stage.
If someone is feeling euphoric describe what they might look like. List at least 2 details.
They are smiling, they are with people, they are throwing their hands up in the air, they are laughing
Use the word improvisation in a sentence
many answers
improvisation- acting without a plan
Name 3 of our vocabulary words!
Euphoria, Compose, expression, improvisation, phenomenon, recitation, structure, transcend
At graduation I went up to (except/accept) my diploma.
Accept