Words that Burn session 2: Being me

Overview

Part 2 of our 10-part Words That Burn education series for secondary and further education students.

This session encourages students to explore identity and collaborate creatively to tell their own stories.

Resource details

Publication date

10 October 2017

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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How to be a spoken word poet by Dean Atta

Published by Amnesty international on Vimeo

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