Poetry Challenge Week Four: Blackout Poems

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 It’s week FOUR of the Weekly Poetry Challenge, and this week is all about blackout poems! A blackout poem is created by taking a block of text—like from a newspaper, magazine, or book—and “blacking out” everything except the words you want. Here’s a blackout poem I wrote: Created using the book MAKE BLACKOUT POETRY by John Carroll Read some black out poems! Here are some blackout poems by author Austin Kleon . Examples of student-created blackout poems . Check out this Pinterest board for more examples. Write a black out poem! When creating your blackout poem, you may to start with a pencil and circle or block around the words you want to keep for your poem. Then, once you’re happy with your poem use a sharpie to black out everything you don’t want. Blackout poetry is a great visual, but you can also type out your poem when you’re done to make it easier to read. Need a little help? Here’s a video by Austin Kleon on how he makes blackout poetry. If you or your kids write blackout poem
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Story Time Idea: CROSSINGS by Katy Duffield

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A story idea that will complement this week's "wilderness" Summer Challenge theme! Read Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals by Katy Duffield, illustrated by Mike Orodán. Talk about the various structures in the book, and what animal you would choose to protect in this way if you could. Then build your own "crossing" out of blocks or other materials. 

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