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Help students write original poems based on their personal experiences with the seven writing activities in this companion guide for Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems. These resources will develop students' language arts skills and aid them in the writing process.

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice...

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Inaugural Poetry

ObjectivesStudents will read and respond to poetry.Students will learn about the history of inaugural poetry.

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Acrostic Poems

In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide.

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How to Read a Poem

How to Read a PoemStep I The first time you start to read a poem you must relax and read it once through...

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A Poem Written on a Bridge

Students read the poem in this printable titled "Composed on Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth, and then answer ...

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Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems Discussion Guide

The poems in Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems explore the social and emotional issues facing middle-school student...

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