The Great Wall of Los Angeles.

Write a  Slam Poem inspired by the Great Wall of Los Angeles.      

Poem must be personal

VISIT THE GREAT WALL OF LOS ANGELES Links to an external site.virtually at Social and Public Art Resource Center.

See yourself as a space for research and consider how YOU INTERSECT with the wall (the panel you’ve selected).

Consider the people, experiences, influences that have helped you define & understand who you are,

establish your identity (gendered, national, political, sociological, emotional, etc.), organize the way by which

you see the world (both good and bad).

POSSIBLE POINTS

REQUIREMENT

20

TIME

You have a minimum of 3-minutes and a maximum of 5-minutes to share your conceptualization of your Self vis-à-vis your RECORDED Poem. If your poem is under 3 or over 5 minutes, your score will be affected.

40

INTEGRATION OF CONCEPTS & IDEAS

Your Poem must seamlessly integrate the concepts and ideas from our course readings into YOUR written word.

This Project is open-ended, the sky is the limit! In other words, DO NOT take your life’s experience for granted. You will be graded on how your project evidences your critical thought process, planning and execution.

20

CONNECTIONS

Your Poem must connect to larger socio-political, socio-economic and socio-cultural matters.

20

ENGAGING & SUBSTANTIVE

Poem is clear, creative, engaging and substantive. Wording is precise; academic terms and concepts are integrated effectively.