Handout

Found Poem Instructions Template

Students can use the found poem instructions in this handout to write their own found poems.

Last Updated: December 8, 2023

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Language

English — US

Subject

English & Language Arts
History
Social Studies

Culture & Identity

Found Poem Instructions Template

Date of Publication: December 2023

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This handout provides student instructions writing a found poem. Found poems are poems composed using only words they find in another text. These found poem instructions are available in either PDF or Google Doc format.

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