1. A Lyrical Laboratory: Cut Up
Texts
Rupert Locke, IH Palermo

2. Existing Text
What are ‘cut ups’?
New Text

3. http://www.cut-up-lab.com/
How can I access this tool?

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6. How can I access this tool?

7. Why use cut ups in the EFL classroom?
1.It’s fun!
2.Writing = enjoyable, not terrifying or
boring
3.Attention to sentence construction
4.Appealing to a tech savvy generation

8. How can I use it in the classroom?
1.Put in pairs
2.Put pairs on computers
3.Pairs select 2 songs
4.Pairs select 1 verse from each song
5.Copy and past verses into text box
6.Bob’s your uncle – the students now create
a new text
7.Any ideas?