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

    Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…

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  • REFERENCE

    An Autobiographical Poem

    Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.

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    Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry

    Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.

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    Emotion Similes Writing Project

    Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…

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  • Types of Poetry Activity

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    Types of Poetry

    Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…

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    Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"

    This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for the history of lynching in…

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  • A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

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    A Real Santa Claus Poetry Pack

    After reading the Christmas poem A Real Santa Claus by Frank Dempster Sherman, students will complete a cloze activity…

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    Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 9-12)

    Poetry lesson planning for grades 9-12. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and…

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  • The "I Remember" Poem

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    The "I Remember" Poem

    Students use personal experience to write creatively in this poetry lesson plan. They'll think back and choose a dozen…

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    Metaphor Unit Poems

    Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.

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    Poetry Lessons & Worksheets: Gallery of Activities (Grades 3-5)

    Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…

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  • Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

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    The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details

    A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…

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  • LESSON PLANS

    The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields"

    Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form. This is an excellent…

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    Recycled Poetry

    Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way to teach students about…

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  • Woodpecker Poetry Pack

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    Woodpecker Poetry Pack

    Teach students to use a KWL and a Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How Charts to extract important details about a text.

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  • Listening to Poems While Reading Along

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    Listening to Poems While Reading Along

    Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…

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  • A Good Play Poetry Pack

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    A Good Play Poetry Pack

    In this poetry activity, students identify the characters in the poem, the setting, and the main events; and predict…

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    Inaugural Poetry

    Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

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  • "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

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    "Bonefish, Bluebird" Music & Poetry Lesson Plan

    This lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade but can be used in grades K-5. Students will read the definition of poetry,…

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  • Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

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    Tell Me a Story, Write Me a Poem!

    Children practice storytelling and write a narrative poem.

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  • Poems, Poems, and More Poems

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    Poems, Poems, and More Poems

    In this printable computer activity, students learn about different types of poetry. They practice their word processing…

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  • Answer to an Unasked Question

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    Answer to an Unasked Question

    Most poems are, on some level, the answer to a question that you might not have heard asked. In this poetry activity,…

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  • Acrostic Poems

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    Acrostic Poems

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

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  • LESSON PLANS

    Well Versed: A Guide to Teaching Poetry

    Enhance understanding with a teaching guide that offers tried and true techniques for bringing poetry into the lives of…

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