Slam: Hip-Hop Meets Poetry--A Strategy for Violence Intervention

Abstract

perplexed by the woeful public rhetoric that heaps a good portion of blame for violence on teachers and public schools. Nevertheless, we choose to agree with Mary Rose O'Reilley that we can teach English so people stop hurting and killing each other. In this article we explain our thinking and share our experiences in attempting to develop a Hip-hop-influenced slam poetry curriculum that teaches for peace. Dislodging Violence in the English Classroom