Have you ever wandered what to get for a friend or family? Well a blackout poem is an easy fun way to make an awesome gift for someone! Here are the steps for how to make a blackout poem.
First find a book that you don’t need anymore.
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Next, find a page of that book you like and rip it out carefully.
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Then, underline or circle any words that stand out to you. There is no limit but I suggest that you only choose 3 or less words per line.
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Next you have a choice you can fill in everything or draw a picture.
If you choose to fill everything in, draw a line through each line but make sure you DON’T draw a line through the words you chose!
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Then you can fill everything else in. Remember: Don’t color in the words you chose.
Thank you to my friend Charlotte for letting me take a picture of her poem.
If you choose to make a picture on your page you can draw a picture would but make sure not to color in the words you chose.
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Now you can easily see the words you chose and they create a cool poem!
If you would like to see one of my blackout poems visit my post called Blackout Poem.
Maddy, thanks for sharing this cool, creative idea. I hadn’t heard of a blackout poem previously so I thought I’d give it a try. I randomly copied a page from “The Next Ship Home” by Heather Webb, chose words, and blacked out the rest. I hope you like my blackout poem:
ferry, waters, gazing, sunset, beauty, world, regal, beacon, sense, gratitude.
Very cool, Maddy! I hadn’t heard of a blackout poem previously so I thought I would give it a try. I copied a random page from “The Next Ship Home” by Heather Webb (a book on my “to read” shelf), and blacked out the other words. I hope you like my blackout poem:
ferry waters, gazing sunset, beauty world, regal beacon, sense of gratitude
That is really cool – what a neat way to make something that is pretty to read and to look at. Truly artful
I like your blackout poems!