Social Commentary Spoken Word Poem 

Stage 1 - the beginning. Check out all the freewriting exercises here. 
Stage 2 - crafting and revision
  • Revision 1 - story, content, flow, narrator, consistency in tone, verb tense, point of view, etc.
    • ​​Sauve draft 1 - combine freewrites, create a full draft
    • Sauve revisions and self review round 1 
  • Revision 2 - literary techniques revision exercises, labeling them on the draft
    • ​Sauve revised draft 2 
    • ​Sauve revisions and self review round 2
  • Revision 3 - spoken conventions revision exercises, labeling them on the draft, use the toolkit
  • Revision 4 - for performance techniques,  labeled, and SC meaning, use the toolkit
    • ​Sauve revised draft 4 with notes for spoken performance (legend) & meaning /  social commentary
Sauve final good copy

Spoken Word Toolkit - how to add spoken word conventions to your poem
​Assignment and checklist

Bob Dylan "Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie" audio and words
Billy Collins' "Littany" recited by himself and by a 3-year old