Slam Poem
4-6PM

7) “Make a Slam Poem”
Age 12-Adolescence
3-5 sessions
Slam/Hip-hop poem
Award-winning slam poet Darian Dauchan demonstrates and breaks down the craft of writing and performing slam poetry. Darian then works with each student to develop their own technique and style; at the end of the workshop the class performs their poems.

Skills:

• Writing
• Speech presentation
• Performance

Goals: translation of a personal message into a performable format, understanding how inflection and gesture can influence/win over an audience