Poetry Activities - Limerick, Haiku, Blackout, and Illustration with Examples

Are you looking for poetry activities your students will LOVE? In these Poetry Challenges, students write a limerick, haiku, blackout poem, and illustrate a line from a given poem. These make a great bulletin board for National Poetry Month or any time of year.

You can use these poetry activities with or without Interactive Notebooks, as the final products are handed in separately to be displayed. This resource includes a lesson plan, student samples, two PowerPoints, and an editable rubric (analytic and holistic). (grades 6-10)

Find my whole Poetry Unit here!

What You Get:

1. Editable analytic and holistic rubrics (.doc)

2. Haiku Examples & Tutorial

3. Limerick Examples & Tutorial

4. Student Samples

5. Teacher's Guide

6. Interactive Notebook spread (optional)

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What other teachers are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I love the blackout poetry idea! My students found it fun but difficult and I loved what they produced!" -Stephanie D.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Great support resources for poetry activities I love!" -Whitney M.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "We had a lot of fun exploring the different types of poetry using these worksheets!" -Stephanie S.

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