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Poetry Writing Unit Booklet - Haiku, Acrostic, Limerick, Concrete, & More

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Engage your students in poetry with this ready-to-use poetry writing booklet assignment. This resource will guide students through the writing process for 8 different types of poems. This resource is perfect for any poetry writing unit as it

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

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CCSS:

W.8.4, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5

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Poetry One Pager Assignment

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Use this poetry one pager assignment to help your students show their understanding and analysis of any poem you are reading in a fun and meaningful way. One pagers allow students to show their creativity by displaying specific elements of a poem

Subjects:

Reading, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.8.10, CCRA.R.1

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Figurative Language Writing Task Cards - Integrating Literary Devices in Writing

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Figurative Language Writing Task Cards - Integrating Literary Devices in Writing: Enhance your students' ability to integrate figurative language into their writing with this ready-to-use resource. Students will learn to seamlessly integrate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.6.5, L.6.5a, L.7.5, L.8.5, L.9-10.5, CCRA.L.5

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Figurative Language Activity - Literary Devices in Text Messages Assignments

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Figurative Language Activity - Literary Devices in Text Messages Assignments: Shake up the way your students explore and understand literary devices and figurative language by delving into the world of modern communication – text messages! This

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Poetry

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Figurative Language Activities and Assignments Bundle - Literary Devices

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Figurative Language Activities and Assignments Bundle - Literary Devices: Figurative language and literary devices can be challenging for students to understand, but this bundle of fun and creative activities, assignments, task cards, and more will

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English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Poetry Terms Paper Fortune Teller Activity - Figurative Language Game

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Use this poetry terms paper fortune teller activity to engage all of your students in learning the most common type of figurative language used in poetry. Simply use the included instructions to teach students how to fold the fortune teller, then

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

L.5.5, L.5.5a, L.6.5, L.6.5a, L.7.5, L.8.5, CCRA.L.5

$3.00

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Hyperbole Activities and Assignments - Literary Devices and Figurative Language

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Hyperbole Activities and Assignments - Literary Devices and Figurative Language: Improve your students' understanding of hyperbole with these highly engaging activities and assignments! This comprehensive package is designed to help students locate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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185

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Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Music Presentation - Poetry Introduction

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Teach figurative language in song lyrics with this ready-to-use presentation. This slideshow uses current music lyrics to teach literary devices used in poetry like metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, and more. This makes an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Acrostic Poetry Writing Activity: Snowball Collaborative Writing

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This acrostic poetry writing activity is a fun way to shake up your poetry unit with some collaborative writing. The snowball writing method will engage even your most reluctant writers in poetry writing in a low-stress and fun way. This activity

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.99

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Personification Activities & Assignments Literary Devices & Figurative Language

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Personification Activities & Assignments Literary Devices & Figurative Language: Improve your students' understanding of personification with these highly engaging activities and assignments! This comprehensive package is designed to help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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115

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Poetry Writing Unit Haiku, Acrostic, Limerick, Concrete, and More - Digital

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Engage your students in poetry with this ready-to-use digital poetry writing unit. This resource will guide students through the writing process for 8 different types of poems. This digital resource is perfect for any poetry writing unit as it

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.6.4, W.6.6, W.7.4, W.8.6, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.10

$5.99

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Alliteration Activities and Assignments - Literary Devices & Figurative Language

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Alliteration Activities and Assignments - Literary Devices & Figurative Language: Improve your students' understanding of alliteration with these highly engaging activities and assignments! This comprehensive package is designed to help students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.99

Digital Download ZIP (7.23 MB)

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Figurative Language Bell Ringers for ELA - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech

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Figurative Language Bell Ringers for ELA - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech: Elevate your students' understanding of figurative language with these engaging bell-ringers designed to reinforce their skills in writing, identifying, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$4.99

133

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Christmas Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Poetry Writing

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Christmas Writing Activity - Snowball Writing Collaborative Poetry Writing: This fun collaborative Christmas acrostic poetry writing activity is sure to get even your most reluctant writers putting pencil to paper. The snowball writing method is a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.99

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Poetry One Pager Assignment - Digital

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Use this poetry one pager digital assignment to help your students show their understanding and analysis of any poem you are reading in a fun and meaningful way. Digital one pagers allow students to show their creativity by displaying specific

Subjects:

Reading, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.8.10, CCRA.R.1

$3.99

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Metaphor Activities and Assignments - Literary Devices and Figurative Language

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Metaphor Activities and Assignments - Literary Devices and Figurative Language: Improve your students' understanding of metaphor with these highly engaging activities and assignments! This comprehensive package is designed to help students locate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$3.99

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Poetry Writing Activity - Texting Poetry Presentation & Poem Writing Assignment

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This poetry writing activity will bring what your students love into your English classroom: texting! Texting poetry has students write a poem that uses the short-hand conventions of texting. This means students will use abbreviations, acronyms,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.4, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

$4.99

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Figurative Language Activities & Assignments Bundle - Literary Devices - Digital

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Figurative Language Activities & Assignments Bundle - Literary Devices - Digital: Figurative language and literary devices can be challenging for students to understand, but this bundle of fun and creative digital activities, assignments, task

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

L.8.5

$23.94

$17.99

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Poetry Writing Activity - Formula Poem Antonym Diamante Writing Assignment

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Use this free poetry writing activity as a way to get your students excited about writing an antonym diamante poem. This resource includes slides to introduce this type of formula poetry, detailed student instructions, and a rough and good copy page

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Bonnie from Presto Plans spent almost a decade in the English Language Arts classroom teaching all grades at the middle and high school level. She also has training and experience instructing English as an Additional Language both in Canada and Internationally and has worked as a resource teacher working with students who have special needs or exceptionalities. She now works full time developing resources and sharing teaching strategies for an amazing community of ELA educators. You can connect with her, and thousands of other teacher, in her free Facebook Group called Presto Plans: The English Teachers' Lounge!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Modeling
Real-world connections
Balanced literacy
Inquiry-based instruction
Student-centered
Cooperative learning

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Graduated with Honors with Distinction
SMART Exemplary Educator Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

- Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English Language and Literature and a minor in French Second Language.
- Bachelor of Education in Middle and High School Education
- Masters advanced certification in literacy education.
- International Baccalaureate Training (English B).
- Training in Resource and Methods (Special Education)

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