Poetry Exercise

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Poetry Exercise
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FIVE CARDS

• BLUE
• PINK
• YELLOW
• GREEN
• PURPLE

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BLUE
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BLUE

• You have 10 minutes. Go eavesdrop on a
  conversation without getting caught. Write down
  a word or phrase from that conversation on your
  blue card. Be back to class with mission
  completed in ten minutes.

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PINK

• You are about to see a Rorschach ink blot. On
  your pink card write down the first word or
  phrase that comes to mind when you see the
  Rorschach ink blot.

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YELLOW

• You are about to see a painting by Helen
  Frankenthaler. On your yellow card write down
  the first word or phrase that you think of when
  you see the painting.

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GREEN

• You are about to hear a piece of music composed
  by Edgar Varèse. On your green card write down
  the first word or phrase that you think of
  listening to the music.

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PURPLE

• You are about to see a short film. On your
  purple card write down the first word or phrase
  that you think of while watching the film.

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POETRY WRITING EXERCISE
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GROUP POEMS

• Use all of your words you may discard one card.
• You may add words to the poem.
• Poem starts in tradition of
• I CELEBRATE myself
• I saw the best minds of my generation
• Why we is Americans.