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Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…
REFERENCE
Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.
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
Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…
This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for the history of lynching in…
Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…
After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…
Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…
Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.
Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…
ACTIVITIES
A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…
Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…
Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form. This is an excellent…
Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…
Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.
In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…
Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…
In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…
Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.
This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…
Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In this poetry activity,…
In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…
Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…