ASSESSMENT
Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…
WORKSHEETS
Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.
Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson plan. A vocabulary list…
LESSON PLANS
Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…
Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In this poetry activity,…
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.
Beowulf is an epic poem written sometime around 900 A.D. and is well suited for students of all abilities. This…
BOOK GUIDES
An epic adventure poem from the beginning of Greek literature, The Iliad has long been attributed to the poet Homer,…
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic provides mentor texts for poetry with the content of…
This printable teacher's guide for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight offers information and activities designed to spark…
In this poetry lesson plan, introduce (or re-familiarize) your students with metaphors. Then, encourage them to get…
Review iambic pentameter with your students.
Incorporate creative arts into your curriculum through the poetry, drama, and discussion activities in this teacher's…
Preparation assignments, group discussion questions about lynching and civil rights, and many other resources are…
Bring attention to domestic violence and the damaging effects of silence through the pre- and post-reading discussion…
Poems, a classic collection of the poetry by Robert Frost, contains more than 100 poems, including ample selections from…
An epic adventure poem from the beginning of Greek literature, The Odyssey is the legendary story of the Greek…
Share these poems with your students as a tribute to the women of Mercury 13, a secret NASA program to test women pilots…
Use the resources in this literature guide to Speak to engage students in a thoughtful discussion about the serious and…
Use one or all of the prompts in this poetry writing lesson plan. Students will produce original creative phrases using…
