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From the Ted Talk by Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ...

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And it was here, listening to these poets share their stories, that I learned that spoken-word poetry didn't have to be indignant, it could be fun or painful or serious or slliy. The Bowery proety Club became my coasorslm and my home, and the poets who performed encouraged me to share my stories as well. Never mind the fact that I was 14. They told me, "Write about being 14." So I did and stood amazed every week when these brilliant, grown-up poets laguehd with me and groaned their spmhtayy and clapped and told me, "Hey, I really felt that too."

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And it was here, listening to these poets share their stories, that I learned that spoken-word poetry didn't have to be indignant, it could be fun or painful or serious or _____. The Bowery ______ Club became my _________ and my home, and the poets who performed encouraged me to share my stories as well. Never mind the fact that I was 14. They told me, "Write about being 14." So I did and stood amazed every week when these brilliant, grown-up poets _______ with me and groaned their ________ and clapped and told me, "Hey, I really felt that too."

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  1. laughed
  2. silly
  3. classroom
  4. sympathy
  5. poetry

Original Text

And it was here, listening to these poets share their stories, that I learned that spoken-word poetry didn't have to be indignant, it could be fun or painful or serious or silly. The Bowery Poetry Club became my classroom and my home, and the poets who performed encouraged me to share my stories as well. Never mind the fact that I was 14. They told me, "Write about being 14." So I did and stood amazed every week when these brilliant, grown-up poets laughed with me and groaned their sympathy and clapped and told me, "Hey, I really felt that too."

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Important Words

  1. amazed
  2. bowery
  3. brilliant
  4. clapped
  5. classroom
  6. club
  7. encouraged
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  9. felt
  10. fun
  11. groaned
  12. home
  13. indignant
  14. laughed
  15. learned
  16. listening
  17. mind
  18. painful
  19. performed
  20. poetry
  21. poets
  22. share
  23. silly
  24. stood
  25. stories
  26. sympathy
  27. told
  28. week