the established techniques, forms, and styles that poets commonly use to convey meaning and emotion

describes something that is usual, traditional or widely accepted in a particular context

ideas or opinions formed in advance about something, often based on assumptions rather than facts

informal language or expressions that are commonly used in everyday conversation rather than in formal writing or speech

An introduction to slam poetry

English

Analysing and emulating the use of sound in slam poetry

Planning and creating a slam poem

Creating a dynamic slam poetry performance

In 'Creating and performing slam poetry' pupils hone their performance skills becoming more confident in the process of speaking in front of an audience. In 'Spoken language masters' pupils will refine their public speaking skills and challenge themselves to present in a developed and confident manner.

In 'Participating in effective debates', pupils continue to develop their spoken language skills by creating their own content for debates and confidently challenging other arguments. In 'Creating and performing slam poetry' pupils will continue to develop  confidence in their spoken language skills by creatively creating original slam poems and performing them.

In this unit, pupils learn about slam poetry and practise performing it. They first learn what slam poetry is, before analysing and emulating the sounds used in slam poetry. They then plan and create a slam poem, before then developing their performance of it.

Creating and performing slam poetry

What is slam poetry primarily designed for?

Is the answer true or false? Slam poets can change their poem in response to audience reactions.

Which word can be described as: 'informal language or expressions that are commonly used in everyday conversation rather than in formal writing or speech.'?

The poem celebrates difference and challenge.

The poem gives advice as to how to become a wild thing.

Which of the following answers do **not** give the best explanation of the poem 'Where The Wild Things Are' by Harry Baker?

Which of the following is an example of colloquial language?

"Paper people perched on prizes" is an example of ...

Which word can be used to describe the groups of lines found in a poem?

Slam poetry was invented in the 1980s, which century is this?

Which answer best describes the use of rhythm in poetry?

Is the answer true or false? Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words close together in a sentence or phrase.

the main idea or message the poet conveys

the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

involves the correspondence of sounds between words, usually at the end of lines

Which statement best describes 'rhyme' in poetry?

Starter Quiz

Which word can be used to describe the groups of lines found in a poem?