What Is Blackout Poetry? (Plus Examples and Ideas)
Blackout Poetry for the (easy) ELA win!
Betsy Potash
I love to help high school English teachers innovate. Check out The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast on iTunes for creative teaching strategies delivered on the go, or get my popular pack of free one-pager templates with complete instructions at http://bit.ly/onepagersuccess.
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