ASSESSMENT
Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…
LESSON PLANS
Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…
WORKSHEETS
Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively about themselves and get to…
ACTIVITIES
This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.
Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Use these sample poems to teach the basics of metaphors. A great supplement for a poetry, creative writing, or reading…
Find suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.
The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to explore the…
Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character portrayal.
Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…
The activities in this substitute teacher kit (grades 7-8) will help students write and appreciate poetry.
Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.
Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.
Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In this poetry activity,…
REFERENCE
This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…
This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.
Teach your students how to write a narrative poem based on a prose realistic fiction selection using this detailed…
Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching, drawing, and more.
Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which to write their poetry. …
In this poetry lesson plan, introduce (or re-familiarize) your students with metaphors. Then, encourage them to get…
Students write poems in different styles, such as Haiku and couplet.