Curriculum

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Get Lit Essential

Bring poetry to life in your classroom! This 12-week, standards-and SEL-aligned supplementary curriculum adds enrichment and rigor to any existing English or Drama class. Students will “claim” poems that speak to them and learn to write and perform their own Spoken Word response poems. For grades 5-12, Get Lit Essential uses student voice to increase engagement and literacy while empowering creative expression. Can be taught in the classroom or as independent study, (online only).

Words Ignite

Inspire authors and advocates with our Words Ignite curriculum; a year- or semester-long UC-approved English, Performing Arts, or Elective curriculum for grades 9-12. These plug-and-play lessons come with everything from warm-ups to graphic organizers and assessments. Students will use the Get Lit Model to write, revise, publish, and even market their own poetry chapbook to elevate their voice in their classrooms and communities. Words Ignite also comes with exclusive use of Uni(verse), so students can write, edit, score, and workshop poems online. Can be taught in the classroom or as independent study, (online only).

Voices in Verse: Poetry, Identity, and Ethnic Studies

Empower student expression with Voices in Verse, our semester-long UC-approved English, Performing Arts, or Elective curriculum for grades 9-12. Through the lenses of poetry and direct instruction, students will use the Get Lit Model to engage in academic dialogue, analysis, collective discussion, and creative writing. They will explore and address impactful subjects including: race, gender, class, and power structure. This course is aligned to the California Ethnic Studies requirement and also includes 100+ poems by BIPOC poets and energetic youth-led videos. Can be taught in the classroom or as independent study, (online only).

Stanzas of America: Celebrating BIPOC Poetry

Engage and embolden students with Stanzas of America, our semester-long UC-approved English, Performing Arts, or Elective curriculum for grades 9-12. This course celebrates BIPOC poetry, encouraging students to share their own writing through a deep dive into poetic form and function. Students will use the Get Lit model for analysis, appreciation, and response-writing to produce and publish their own chapbooks. This course is aligned to the California Ethnic Studies requirement and also includes 100+ poems by BIPOC poets and energetic youth-led videos. Can be taught in the classroom or as independent study, (online only).

Each course comes with:

Our youth-led, in-school
“Blitz” poetry performance (extra fee)
Mentor
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Professional
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Entry to the
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Eric Garcetti

Former Mayor

Los Angeles

"Get Lit is not only changing the landscape of literacy in Los Angeles, it's providing a national model. Harnessing the power of art, Get Lit is transforming lives & creating pathways to greater opportunity."

Dottie Burkhart

English Teacher

Mark Keppel High School

"I never really knew that I never really knew my students until I started with Get Lit. There was so much that my students never talked about - unstable housing, peer pressure, body negativity, abusive relationships, cultural conflicts, and so many personal stories that I became a much fuller human being after each poem was performed. I am so very thankful for Get Lit and the opportunities it affords my students. This year I had a guest teacher from Get Lit visit my classes. He happened to be my student all those years ago. He is the best example of the transformative power of Get Lit. They take a young person who has already been shaped by negative circumstances and they give him a pen and a microphone and the result is pure light. Then we see everything more clearly."

Eric Olson

English Teacher

Harvard Westlake High School

"Working with Spoken Word poetry and Get Lit is all about empowering student voices, especially for those students who feel marginalized in other settings. When students find that their voices have a place in the ‘powerful play’, and that they can find not just support but celebration and affirmation for their own creative expressions, that creates personal growth that any educator wants to see for their students. It can be nothing short of transformative."

Boris Tsalyuk

Instructional Specialist of Experiential Programs

Learn4Life Schools

"Our teachers share countless stories of students who formerly shied away from speaking in class developing into vocal leaders, performers, and public speakers. In 2016, one of our Get Lit cohorts demonstrated a 27% average increase in reading level during a single academic year. The impact on student engagement has been tangible as well, with 142 students in the Get Lit program across our network increasing their credit completion rate by over 60 percent on average during the 2018-19 school year."

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INSPIRE & ENGAGE STUDENTS

Teachers say they “can’t get students to stop writing” thanks to inspiring peer-led videos, unique prompts, and deep-diving companion podcasts. You’ll teach key literary devices through the works of groundbreaking poets students will never forget.

GET YOUR SATURDAYS BACK

Our plug-and-play lesson plans are both customizable and turnkey. You’ll have the freedom to curate from our poetry anthology or can go with selections in the curriculum. Give students the opportunity to take hold of their own learning and claim their voice.

CREATE SUCCESS PATHWAYS

Our academically rigorous courses are UC-approved and aligned to Common Core, TEKS, VAPA, and SEL standards, setting students up with skills to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

CRAFT PERFECT LESSON PLANS

Get Lit’s Classic & Response Model inspires students to claim Classic poems and develop their own responses. Both teachers and students describe the process as “empowering” and “transformative,” even for students who have never shown an interest in poetry or Spoken Word before.

Engage students through tech

All courses are available in a digital format that integrates with your school’s Learning Management System (or use ours!). In addition to the curriculum, you get an online Interactive Anthology and access to our Uni(verse) platform. All of our technology meets the strictest privacy requirements and includes real-time technical support for teachers, staff, and students. Uni(verse) has been approved by LAUSD as a Digital Content Provider.

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