Song Lyric Poetry Slam
Stripping the music away from famous modern rap or pop songs and dramatic reading the lyrics aloud as serious, historical poetry.
Creative
13–18 years
25–25 min
Calm
Low mess
At home
What you need
- Printed or written-out song lyrics
Setup
- Pick 2 to 3 songs and print or write out just the lyrics
- Remove any reference to the artist or title if you want people to guess
- Take turns reading dramatically
Play prompts
- Can you read it like it's a serious historical poem?
- Can you keep a straight face the whole time?
- Can the family guess the original song afterward?
Ways to change it up
- Add dramatic background music from a different genre
- Score performances on drama and commitment
- Try translating a lyric into old-fashioned language
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