Today’s topic is Blackout Poetry.

What is Blackout Poetry? Revive the text in an old book, magazine, or newspaper by scanning the page for words or phrases you want and coloring over text you may not want to use. String these words together to form a new poem. Check out more detailed instructions from Scholastic! 

With the stay at home order, you may have been cleaning out your magazines and books. Consider keeping one item to use for this activity. You may want to bring out the art supplies to turn this poem into a personal masterpiece.

Need inspiration, do a google search for Blackout Poetry Images or learn from Scholastic.

Lisa