by Spark Creativity
7th – 10th Grade
Blackout poetry is such an easy way to take the fear factor out of writing poetry. Instead of staring at a blank page, students get to choose the words they want from a page that is already full. Less pressure = more creativity!
You’ve probably seen the striking final product of blackout poetry assignments around Instagram and Pinterest. With their writer’s block is out of the way, students can use the blackout poetry form to create powerful poetic AND visual images. They will amaze themselves and each other with their beautiful poetry and final results.
This blackout poetry activity makes a great hook or supplemental activity for any poetry unit. It also leads to an AWESOME display!
The instructions are simple, and they are laid out step-by-step with photo examples of each in this assignment. There’s also an option to try digital blackout poetry, with a step-by-step visual and exemplars for that too.
What’s inside this Blackout Poetry Activity:
- A Step-by-step guide to creating blackout poetry on paper
- A digital extension option
- 4 printable pages of text from classic books if you don’t want to rip pages
- Multiple exemplars
Find more poetry resources in this creative poetry unit.
Happy Teachers are Saying:
“I wish I could have rated this higher than 5 stars! My classes had so much fun creating their blackout poetry! Students that struggle with poetry turned in amazing work! My admin even commented on how creative it was!! I will definitely keep this resource for the future!” -Teresa
“This is THE BEST resource for Black Out Poetry! Anything by Betsy Potash is going to EXCELLENT! Her resources have enriched the lives of my students and created a better teacher for my kiddos! This resource explains Black Out Poetry, gives step-by-step directions, and has visuals for examples. It has 100% everything you need to give this awesome strategy a try! The results and student engagement is off the charts! I collect old books and keep them in a treasure trunk in my room. Students are so hesitant at first to wrip out a page in a book but then they start perusing all the pages and it is a sight to see! I LOVE this writing activity!” – Nannette
“My three 7th grade English classes benefited from the step by step guide and all of the great student samples provided in this resource.” -Barbara
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