Blackout poetry, also known as Found Poetry, is a visual creative writing project. Blackout poetry is a great word choice exercise because it forces you to consider the elements of word choice. With blackout poems, certain words might be read connotatively rather than denotatively, or you might change the meaning and specificity of a word by using other words nearby. This resource contains a mini-lesson, resources, examples, whole or independent activity, format links and options, and standards