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Start here. Use the keyboard arrows to move back and forth along the line.

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You are going to make a blackout poem from a page of the text "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe.

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First you need a text. Then you will need to choose words from the text. The words you choose should be read like any other text: from the top to the bottom and from the left to right.

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Get a copy of "The Tell-Tale Heart" in class.
Next, read the text.  What stands out to you?  Is it the protagonist?  The setting?  The evil eye? The beating heart? His confession at the end, a theme? Whatever comes to mind can be the inspiration for your poem.
Once you have an idea, start finding words.

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So, now that I've come up with an idea, selected the page I'm going to use (there are 3), and circled some possible words, what next?

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So, now that I've come up with an idea, selected the page I'm going to use (there are 3), and circled some possible words, what next?

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Okay, what about the words I didn't circle.  What do I do with them?

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Okay, what about the words I didn't circle.  What do I do with them?

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That's pretty easy, but will it look boring? What can I do to make it more interesting?

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That's pretty easy, but will it look boring? What can I do to make it more interesting?

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Do I have to black out the whole page?  That's going to take a lot of ink!

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Do I have to black out the whole page?  That's going to take a lot of ink!

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There are many ways to change up a blackout poem. Keep moving to the left for some creative examples.

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Wow, I didn't know I could create words by leaving just letters and not whole words!

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Wow, I didn't know I could create words by leaving just letters and not whole words!

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Of course you can! Use as much color as you'd like.

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The colored parts look like water and the title is the Sea.

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The colored parts look like water and the title is the Sea.

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Follow these steps to create your very own Blackout Poem!