Blackout Poetry by Kathryn Franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n Click on an image to enlarge it. en-us 2021-10-28 22:43:34 UTC 2023-01-28 00:16:52 UTC hello@padlet.com So... What exactly is a blackout poem? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852542964 2021-10-28 23:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852542964 It's really very simple... kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852543377 2021-10-28 23:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852543377 But how do I make one? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852543832 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.]]> 2021-10-28 23:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852543832 Where do I start? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852546023 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. ]]> 2021-10-28 23:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852546023 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? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852546257 2021-10-28 23:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852546257 Okay, what about the words I didn't circle. What do I do with them? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852548050 2021-10-28 23:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852548050 That's pretty easy, but will it look boring? What can I do to make it more interesting? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852548359 2021-10-28 23:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852548359 Do I have to black out the whole page? That's going to take a lot of ink! kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852550373 There are many ways to change up a blackout poem. Keep moving to the left for some creative examples.]]> 2021-10-28 23:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852550373 Wow, I didn't know I could create words by leaving just letters and not whole words! kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852553499 2021-10-28 23:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852553499 Can I use a color other than black? kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852553769 Of course you can! Use as much color as you'd like.]]> 2021-10-28 23:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852553769 Wow, this one has a climbing vine. kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852554022 2021-10-28 23:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852554022 The colored parts look like water and the title is the Sea. kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852554320 2021-10-28 23:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852554320 Now it's your turn. kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852556642 Follow these steps to create your very own Blackout Poem!]]> 2021-10-28 23:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852556642 kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852556927 2021-10-28 23:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852556927 The Tell-Tale Heart kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852559779 You are going to make a blackout poem from a page of the text "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe.]]> 2021-10-28 23:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852559779 Start here. Use the keyboard arrows to move back and forth along the line. kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852590188 2021-10-28 23:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852590188 kathryn_franson https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852592153 2021-10-28 23:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_franson/r0s2pzc6r4nvqm3n/wish/1852592153