TEACHING RESOURCE
By Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was…
ASSESSMENT
Use this rubric when you are having your students write their own poetry. Grading your students work will be easier with…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Poetry lesson plans for Grades 6-8. The study of poetry can lead your students to new levels of creativity and reading…
WORKSHEETS
Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.
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.
WORKBOOKS
Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice…
As summer approaches, use this printable from Last Day Blues to discuss what made this school year special. Have…
Students will write a jingle to advertise their favorite products. The writing process involves creating rhyming lines…
Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson plan. A vocabulary list…
Examples of emotion similes, and a writing project for using them Learn about how to convey emotion in written…
Students become familiar with the different types of poetry, including clerihew, diamonte, couplet, limerick, list…
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.
BOOK GUIDES
Distribute a guide about The Odyssey that provides discussion and essay questions as well as activities to precede,…
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…
Use a teaching guide that helps students analyze the elements of poetry, their responses to the selection, and the craft…
Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.
Use these sample poems to teach the basics of metaphors. A great supplement for a poetry, creative writing, or reading…
A great activity for Poetry Month, creative writing classes, or a language arts unit. Students practice writing poetry…
Poetry is an ideal way to help students with fluency and to appreciate the beauty of words. Use these activities to help…
Students will learn about alliteration, couplets, haikus, limericks, acrostic poems, and much more. All of these…