Poetry Activities Bundle - Analyzing and Writing Poetry - National Poetry Month

These poetry activities are perfect for getting "big kids" to see poetry as fun and engaging! This resource bundle contains handouts, activities, bellringers, and projects for teaching poetry in middle school and high school.

Making poetry fun for middle and high school does not mean sacrificing rigor! It means adding variety. Are you ready for students to get excited about each new poem?

These activities mix analyzing classic and contemporary poetry, inspiring student creativity, and creating a classroom culture where it's easy to share.

Engaging Activities for Poetry:

• Bell Ringers for daily practice
• Academic vocabulary and figurative language
• Scaffolded analysis
• Writing challenges
• Anthology project

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WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Great resource for teaching poetry to middle school students!" -Felicia M.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This resource is SO helpful in rounding out my poetry unit! I love that there are assessments available. I use many of these activities for my high-flying middle schoolers (the Dickinson analysis, for example) and it's been overall amazing for differentiation purposes. Thanks so much!" -Olivia B.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I really appreciate the bell ringers and bingo. Play can help to solidify so many concepts. Thanks!" -Lisa S.

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Your Poetry Activities:

Understand & Identify:

• Poetic Devices Terms List & Quiz
• Poetic Devices Poster Project
• Poetry Terms Criss-Cross Puzzle Pack

Analyze:

• Poetry Bell-Ringers
• Independent Poetry Analysis: "I Died for Beauty" by Emily Dickinson

Create & Evaluate:

• Poetry Challenges: Limerick, Haiku, Blackout, Illustration
• Classroom Poetry Slam
• Poetry Anthology Project

Review & Solidify:

• Poetic Devices Bingo
• Poetry Unit Test

Do you want this, but digital? Check out the fully-digital counterpart to this bundle here!

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