Overview

Students read a brief history of spoken word poetry. They then tell what the most significant point of the reading was to them using the POMs strategy. 

Teacher Notes

Asynchronous Instructions

This task could be used as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding. Teachers are encouraged to participate in the discussion board in order to facilitate a rich discussion, but that is not required.

Check out the  Online Discussion - Best Practices, to learn more about facilitating effective online discussions.

Differentiation: If delivering this lesson virtually, consider a synchronous meeting to complete the reading as a Jigsaw activity. That would put less pressure on lower readers and could invite more discussion. 

Tech Integration 

The discussion is facilitated by Canvas Discussion, which includes a variety of options. The discussion has been configured as ungraded. If the discussion will be graded, adjust the settings and add a point value.  We also recommend updating the due date. Learn more about how to update discussion options