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Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Two ways to animate slam poetry

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TED-Ed
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Jul 22, 2026
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489
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Summary

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/become-a-slam-poet-in-five-steps-gayle-danleyView original lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/become-a-slam-poet-in-five-steps-gayle-danleySlam poetry packs an emotional punch by using powerful verbal metaphors; animation can do the same using visual tools. TED-Ed animators show how two separate techniques -- rotoscoping and more traditional hand-drawn animation -- bring to life the multilayered process of becoming a slam poet.Lesson and animation by TED-Ed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices