Creative Spoken Word Activities for Poetry Writing and Performance
Engage in collaborative spoken word activities like poetry writing and personification workshops. Unleash creativity, experiment with metaphors, and share unique perspectives in a low-stakes setting. Foster teamwork, communication, and expression through these engaging exercises.
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SPOKEN WORD ACTIVITIES 23.11.2021
ACTIVITY #1 Goal: to introduce the process of poetry writing and performance in a low stakes, collaborative setting 1. Students split into groups of four or five. Each group is given a piece of paper with the first line of a poem already written on the top. 2 2
EXAMPLES S i m i l e s Life is a balloon. Sadness is a tornado. Night is a jungle. Love is a flame. Anger is a hot sauce. Happiness is a hurricane. 3 3
T H E F I RS T S T U D E N T I N T H E G R O U P W I L L W R I T E T H E S E C O N D L I N E I N T H E P O E M ( D E R I V E D F R O M T H E F I RS T P R O M P T ) . T H E S T U D E N T S C O N T I N U E TO PA S S T H E PA P E R A R O U N D I N T H E G R O U P, E A C H T I M E C O N T R I B U T I N G A L I N E TO C R E AT E A C O H E S I V E P I E C E O F W R I T I N G . T H E S T U D E N T S M U S T N OT I N F LU E N C E T H E L I N E S O F OT H E RS . A F T E R E A C H S T U D E N T H A S W R I T T E N 3 - 4 L I N E S , T H E G R O U P W I L L C O L L A B O R AT E TO C R E AT E A P E R F O R M A N C E F O R T H E I R P I E C E . W I L L A L L T H E P E R F O R M E RS S P E A K AT O N C E , I N U N I S O N ? W I L L T H E Y A LT E R N AT E L I N E S ? W H AT K I N D O F F O R M AT I O N S A N D B O DY L A N G UA G E W I L L B E I N C O R P O R AT E D ? T H E S T U D E N T S M U S T W O R K TO G E T H E R TO A G R E E O N T H E Q UA L I T Y O F T H E P E R F O R M A N C E . E A C H G R O U P P E R F O R M S TO T H E C L A S S , W I T H A N E M P H A S I S O N S U P P O R T A N D A P P L AU S E F O R E A C H G R O U P ! L E T S D I V E I N 4
PERSONIFICATION WORKSHOP G o a l : T o p r a c t i c e u s i n g p e r s o n i f i c a t i o n , t o w r i t e a b o u t a n u n c o n v e n t i o n a l c h a r a c t e r 1 . T h e c l a s s c o l l e c t i v e l y b r a i n s t o r m t h r e e i n d i v i d u a l l i s t s 1. 10 animals 2. 10 adjectives that correspond to each animal (avoid obvious ones like furry or scaly, but rather use ones that would describe their personality, like non- committal, vain, timid, sneaky, etc.) 1 0 r a n d o m p h y s i c a l o b j e c t s ( i n d e p e n d e n t o f t h e f i r s t t w o l i s t s ) 5
W H AT S N E X T T H E F I RS T L I S T I S C R O S S E D O U T A N D N OT U S E D A N Y M O R E I N T H E W O R K S H O P. T H E F I RS T I T E M I N T H E S E C O N D L I S T W I L L C O R R E S P O N D TO T H E F I RS T I T E M I N T H E T H I R D L I S T, T H E S E C O N D I T E M TO T H E S E C O N D I T E M , A N D S O O N . T H I S W I L L C R E AT E PA I R I N G S L I K E ' S N E A K Y C A M P S TO V E ' , A N D ' VA I N A S T E R O I D ' TO C L A R I F Y: S T U D E N T S P I C K O N E O F T H E PA I R I N G A N D W R I T E A S TO R Y, P O E M , O R S O N G A B O U T T H E PA R T I C U L A R TO P I C O R F R O M T H E P O I N T O F V I E W F R O M T H E N OT - S O - I N A N I M AT E O B J E C T. LOOKING AHEAD 6
INTANGIBLE FREE WRITE Goal: To practice writing with imagery that includes all five senses BUSINESS PRIORITIES Students describe an abstract or intangible entity using all senses: what do they look, sound, smell, taste, and feel like? Examples: HOME GRAVITY Emptiness 1. homesickness Sadness 2. grief 3. love 7
