Close Reading Poems | National Poetry Month: Printable & Digital Formats

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Grade Levels

4th - 6th, Homeschool

Subjects

Reading Strategies, Poetry, Close Reading

Resource Type

Activities, Printables

Standards

CCSSRL.4.1

CCSSRL.4.2

CCSSRL.4.4

CCSSRL.4.5

CCSSRL.5.1

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32 PDF + 12 Slides

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I've used these in my small groups. It's been great because I can just print and teach. I love that these have guiding questions for the students to be able to analyze the text they've read. We've had some great discussions too. Great resource!

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I think poetry isn't studied as often as it should be. These resources help students to analyze and appreciate poetry.

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Description

This resource is perfect for close reading poems for National Poetry Month in April!

But, poetry doesn't have to be saved for April! Use this pack to practice close reading poems in your classroom to help grow your students' love for poetry.

This resource is designed to help teachers engage students with classic poetry through guiding questions during multiple reads.

With three questions to guide different purposes for reading each of the twelve poems, you'll be set to apply a variety of reading skills to poetry. Your students will learn to unpack the meaning of each poem and gain a deeper appreciation for the power of language!

This file includes the digital and printable versions of the poetry activities.

Included in this pack:

Suggestions for use, Annotation Bookmarks, and the following poems found in the public domain with guiding questions (and answer keys) for the first, second, and third read:

In August By William Dean Howells (1902)

Bed In Summer By Robert Louis Stevenson (1913)

*can be paired with a text about the seasons or Daylight Savings Time

The Spider By Jane Taylor (1883)

November By Alice Cary (1873)

Snow-Flakes By Fannie Isabelle Sherrick (1880)

Mr. Nobody By Anonymous

My Shadow By Robert Louis Stevenson (1885)

*can be tied with Groundhog Day or a study about light

The Brook By Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1862)

Woodman, Spare That Tree! By George Pope Morris (1830)

A Riddle By Hannah More (1818)

Verse for a Certain Dog by Dorothy Parker (1926)

Mother to Son by Langston Hughes (1922)

Check out my blog post that shows a step-by-step lesson using a poem from this pack (including a freebie), as well as this SECOND post that includes a BONUS poem!

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Want more information on how to implement close reading in your classroom?

You can check out these other blog posts:

Stop Highlighting...Start Thinking!

Text Dependent Questions With Annotations

Text Dependent Questions, Part 2

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32 PDF + 12 Slides

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRL.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSSRL.4.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

CCSSRL.4.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

CCSSRL.4.5

Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

CCSSRL.5.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

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