Comm 12

Questions for the day:

1. What is Spoken Word?

2. What is resilience? What are resiliency attributes? (handout)

3. What is an attribute?

Spoken Word

Spoken Word, according to http://www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com is poetry that encompasses word, language, rhythm, sound, music, and beat. It is written and presented in the voice and tone of the people. It is for the people. It represents the community.

Spoken Word is........

Always

• Passionate

• Full of voice

• Rhythmic

Sometimes

• Rhyming

• Metaphorical

Never

• Boring or Dull

• A five paragraph essay

Examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riXNDSZplvc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VrZE8MCnIA

TED's Best 10

http://blog.ted.com/10-spoken-word-performances-folded-like-lyrical-origami/

Resilience

• the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties or toughness

• strong

• resistant

• spirited

• determined

• flexible

Example:

"the often remarkable resilience of children is inspiring"

 

Your turn:

You have 10 minutes to describe a time in your life when you had to be resilient. When you are finished, read the handout on resiliency attributes and choose three attributes that you used in your example.

 

Attribute

• Quality

• Characteristic

• Trait

Your Turn:

Before one can write a spoken word piece or poem, the following terms need to be defined and understood (complete the hand out you received):

Alliteration
Allusion
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor
Paradox
Personification
Repetition
Simile
SLAM!