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Slam Poetry Close Reading Analysis Questions for Middle School and High School

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We had so much fun with this unit and my son even finished the unit by writing his own slam poem! It was a great unit.
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Slam Poetry Comprehension and Analysis Questions for 18 different spoken word poems will give you a variety of “go to” slam poems that are engaging, yet challenging for students. With a blend of spoken word comprehension, analysis, and response questions, with multiple choice and short answer formats, you can help students to be accurate and perceptive, analytical and connected audience members.

Complete with detailed answer keys, this no-prep resource is perfect for differentiation, extension, whole class modeling, small group activities, and test-prep!

Slam Poems Include:

★"Dear Santa"

★"Apartment on Austin"

★"Buffet Etiquette"

★"Why Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog"

★"Toothbrush to a Bicycle Tire"

★"Lebron James"

★"Complainers"

★"Pretty"

★"Totally Like Whatever, You Know?"

★"To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter"

★"Explaining my Depression to My Mother"

★"If I Should Have a Daughter"

★"My Father's Coat"

★"Knock Knock"

★"Emergency Exit Row"

★"Look Up"

★"Touchscreen"

★"Tony Steinberg: Brave Seventh Grade Viking Warrior"

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Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:

Slam Poetry Question Worksheets and Answer Keys (36 Pages) so that you have questions for 18 clean and engaging slam poems.

Teacher Notes & Slam Poem Links (2 Pages) so that you can have everything you need ready-to-go!

This resource is helpful for:

★ Teachers who are looking to save time with ready-made resources.

★ Teachers who love using spoken word poetry in the classroom.

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

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