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Engl 409 Inquiry Project: Researched and Created by: Ashley Zaborowski&Ryan Pefley

Proposal: How can teachers effectively implement writer's workshop, particularly in order to encourage students to engage as writers and to guide students to improve as writers?
**Lesson/Classroom Activity** **__Concept / Topic To Teach:__** Students will focus this lesson on Slam Poetry and composition of their own piece of slam literature.


 * __Standards Addressed__**:

HSCE

C.E.4.2.4

C.E.1.5.5

C.E.1.2.3

Multiple lenses ||  Troise Noskin ||
 * Students should explore & practice their writing in multiple genre’s & styles. ||  Practice makes perfect

Set: Students will participate in a brainstorming activity writing down everything that comes to mind when the word “slam poetry” is said.

NTS-while students work on brainstorming activity pass out print out/copy of slam poetry

Students will have approximately 5 minutes to brainstorm.


 * __Group activity:__**

Teacher will play youtube video of 2 pieces of slam poetry for students

After viewing the videos students will be given topics in groups of 3-4 to write a slam piece of poetry.

After giving students 15-20 minutes we will share our poetry in a group setting.

__**Resources:**__ [] George Watsky- Ten Fingers [] to adolesent girls with crooked teeth and pink hair-Jeanann Verlee [] George Watsky-Letter to My 16 year old self [] Joshua Bennett-Balaenoptera [] Joshua Bennett-Long distance Relationships [] A Poem about Weed- Jackie Hill

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