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Year 9

Creating and performing slam poetry

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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.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' previous poetry units, such as 'Single Poet Focus: Maya Angelou', and the spoken language units, such as 'Participating in effective debates'. Whilst pupils have previously performed poems and participated in debates, they now see how they can bring those skills together to create engaging poetry performances. This helps them develop their confidence in public speaking so they can engage audiences effectively. This unit builds towards the unit 'spoken language: the language of change', where pupils plan how to write impactful and engaging presentations.

  1. An introduction to slam poetry
  2. Analysing and emulating the use of sound in slam poetry
  3. Planning and creating a slam poem
  4. Creating a dynamic slam poetry performance
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