Students use the Color, Symbol, Image strategy to represent their understanding of spoken word poetry in this activity. Their choices should reflect what they’ve learned in the previous activities about the historical, social, and/or cultural perspectives and influences of spoken word poetry. Students write a brief statement about why they chose each piece.
Example of what a student might write as justification of their choices: "I chose yellow for my color because it reminds me of a light and spoken word poetry shines a light on topics that are historically swept under the rug. The symbol I chose is the peace symbol. I feel like spoken word poetry is a way to bring all cultures together in peace regardless of their history. The image I chose is a photo of Olympians with their fists in the air at the 1968 Olympics because that represents to me solidarity and bravery. Spoken word artists are very brave to speak out on what they believe even when they are the only ones. Their poetry gives them voice and lets others know they are not alone."
Teacher’s note: When assessing students’ CSI submission, consider the explanation behind their choices more than the actual choice of color, symbol, or image. Their explanation should communicate their understanding of the historical, cultural, and/or social connections to spoken word poetry.
Students could complete this activity by hand drawing their color, symbol, and image, or they may choose to do it using Canva or Google Slides or Draw. If students choose to hand draw the assignment, they should take a picture of it and upload it as a file submission. A rubric has been provided to the students to guide their completion of the assignment.
Students have been instructed to upload their file to the Evaluate activity. The submission type is configured to allow online submission, and provides students with the option to upload a file or submit the document by sharing a URL.
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