Poetry Writing Unit National Poetry Month April

Everything you need to teach a 3 week unit about Poetry! This is perfect for grades 3-5, but could easily be adapted for younger grades too!

*This Poetry Pack includes 11 forms of poetry posters and 7 elements of poetry posters. Each poster includes a description of the poem/elements and a poem to use as an example. (All poems are original - written by me.)

*This pack includes a blank book of poems and poetry templates for your students to create their own published book of poetry. 

*I have also included “guided instruction pages” that you could use if you feel your students need a little more guidance during the writing process. Use these instead of the blank pages.

*Bulletin board headers: Want to turn these posters into a beautiful bulletin board display? I have included letters you can cut out and use to create a poetry bulletin board.

*A grading rubric is included to make grading these projects easier for you!

Forms of poetry included:

Acrostic 

Alphabet Alliteration

Cinquain

Color 

Concrete

Creature Alliteration

5 Senses

Haiku

W-W-W-W-W

Freestyle

About the Author

Elements of poetry included:

Ode

Mood

Figurative Language (Simile and Metaphor)

Onomatopoeia 

Alliteration

Repetition

Rhyme

This unit should last about 3 weeks. Teach one poem each day and have students work on their own original rough draft of the poem. (11 days total.) Save some extra days at the end so that all students can create their own published book of poems. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT!

-Natalie Kay

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