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Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list poems, acrostics, and alliterative poems. Perfect for use as a primary or supplemental resource for a lesson on writing poetry as part of a language arts curriculum.

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

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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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Elements of Poetry Workbook

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

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Poetry Lessons & Activities: Gallery of Worksheets (Grades 6-8)

The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading comprehension, while helping them to ...

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Independent Reading Guide: Poetry

Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft...

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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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National Poetry Month Podcast Selections

Share these poems through daily podcasts or readings with your students and enjoy poetry during National Poetry Month in...

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Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems Poetry-Writing Activities

Help students write original poems based on their personal experiences with the seven writing activities in this compani...

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