Words that Burn session 8: Power

Overview

Part 8 of our 10-part Words That Burn education series for secondary and further education students.

This session encourages students to explore poems about race and privilege before creating their own protest poetry.

Resource details

Publication date

2 October 2018

Resource types

Lesson plan, Poetry resource, Further education resources, Resource pack, Creative resource, Teaching resource, Words that burn, Secondary education resources

Age levels

Secondary education, Further education

Age groups

11 to 14 years, 14 to 16 years, 16+ years

Education theme

Freedom of expression

Issue

Freedom of expression

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Freedom by Inja

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