1. Slam Poetry
 Slam poetry is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a duel emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they’re saying and how they’re saying it.
It gives a voice to the poet to express their views, emotions, life experiences or information to audiences.
It often contains references to current events and issues relevant to a contemporary audience.
It leaves a lasting impression on the audience.
It is something that can be serious, funny, or a mix of any emotion that you want to express.

2. Slam Poems Covers a topic that you feel strongly about.
Choose themes and subjects that many people can relate to, like relationships, politics, religion, insecurity, family-social issues, etc.
Includes items such as:
Imagery- descriptions using 5 senses
Repetition- repeating words or phrases to make an impact
Rhyme- rhyming words to create a flow in the poem
Attitude- displays feelings toward your topic
Persona- allows you to be someone else
Razor Sharp Lines- a line that impacts and causes a reaction from the audience.

3. The Slam Poetry Process
Write it all down- thoughts and feelings about a subject. Pretend you are speaking directly to a person or audience.
Cut the fat- delete phrases that don’t add anything to your poem. Be picky about what you include.
Read it out loud often- this is a poem that is meant to be read and performed so it should sound interesting when read aloud.

4. Slam Poem Assignment
You can work alone, or in a small group (2 or 3) to write a slam poem about 1 topic/idea.
THIS CAN NOT BE AIMED TOWARDS A PERSON! This must be aimed towards ideas, situations, or objects.
As you write, focus on how your poem sounds aloud. There will be a chance that you will perform these in front of the class, so keep that in mind!!
Requirements: 5 stanzas with 5 lines each
If you work in a group, all members must speak during your performance!