1.
Collect magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, any print material that includes headline-sized type.
2.
Emphasize that the poem will arise from the process of
the activity. Ask students to leaf
through material and to cut out striking letters, words, phrases and
sentences. Have them look for type
that is visually appealing, and contains phrases and sentences twith vocabulary they might not normally use. The idea is for the poems to say things
even the students did not know they wanted to say.
3.
Ask students to spread words out on their desks and
play with them. I give these
suggestions: Move the words around
as you would a puzzle. Make odd
phrases. DonŐt worry if some
phrases or lines donŐt make sense.
Let the poem bubble up from the material, creating itself.
4.
As ideas form, students glue
cut outs to the paper.