Lesson Introduction
Using Poetry in Voice’s mixtape—Big City Feelings—this lesson expands on the themes expressed in Blain’s curation. Themes of identity, belonging, and urban civic life.
Learning Objectives
- Become familiar with the poets and poems found in the mixtape
- Encourage students to approach urban life from a historical, geopolitical and critical lens
- Explore the makeup of a city as it relates to notions of privilege and oppression
- Encourage students to become active participants in their community
Materials and Resources
Poetry in Voice Mixtape—“Big City Feelings”