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7th grade poetry activities for Microsoft Word
Understanding Rhyme Scheme and Stanzas in Poetry
This item contains activities about understanding rhyme scheme and stanzas in poetry. It includes:
*Directions
*Rhyme Scheme Definition
*Rhyme Scheme Worksheet
*Rhyme Scheme Worksheet Answer Key
*Identifying Rhyme Scheme Worksheet
*Identifying Rhyme Scheme Worksheet Answer Key
*Stanza, Stanza Break, and Refrain Definition
*Stanza Worksheet
*Stanza Worksheet Answer Key
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3rd - 9th
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Middle School Poetry STAAR--The Road Not Taken (6th--8th Grade)
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Support your students as they learn to enjoy and interpret poetry...all while helping them prepare for the Texas STAAR test! This product includes 10 STAAR formatted comprehension questions for Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." This text and questions are designed for students in 5th through 8th grade and are built around the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills).
UPDATE: Now includes answer key!
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*This selection works great as part of a "Poem of the
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Parody Bundle (British Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!
Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any British Literature class or regular English Language Arts, these editable template pages use a side-by-side layout so that students can read the original and quickly begin making their own (serious or silly) versions of the poem. The blank spaces force students to think carefully about grammar, rhyme, alliteratio
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7th - 12th
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Middle School Poetry Packet (Excellent for figurative language and poetry)
A Common Core aligned comprehensive poetry packet for middle school and low high school grades. Step by step instructions, examples, and workspace for 10 different types of poems (synonym, diamonte, cinquain, haiku, limerick, and more). This is everything your students need to create a perfect poetry portfolio. Just print and copy for your students and you'll be ready to go.
*Excellent for use in your poetry or figurative language unit (packet features work with and examples of personificatio
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6th - 10th
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Types and Characteristic of Poetry: Narrative, Free Verse, Lyrical, Humorous
Document in MS Word so you can edit it if you want to.
Types of Poetry
The purpose of this lesson is to identify the characteristics of narrative, lyrical, humorous, and free verse poetry and compare four poems to determine the type of each poem. Students will make a small project with the attached labels and definitions. Links to recommended poems are included; however, use any poem YOU love to teach this lesson by copy/pasting into the space provided.
English Language Arts and Reading Te
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2nd - 12th
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Teach Tone, Mood, and Paraphrasing Using The Raven by Edgar A. Poe HALLOWEEN!
Teach an engaging, high interest lesson on tone, mood and paraphrasing using "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe! This flexible lesson plan can be used with cooperative groups and includes links to audio and video to use with "The Raven," as well as the text and a list of definitions for difficult words, a jigsaw paraphrasing activity, a word splash activity where students choose words from "The Raven" that contribute to the tone and mood, and finally, a Venn Diagram where students choose from a lis
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7th - 12th
Comparison texts : Oranges and 7th grade by Gary Soto
This packet includes the poem "Oranges" and the short story "7th grade", both by Gary Soto. Students will read both texts and make comparisons. The poem "Oranges" is broken down into multiple sections to allow students to analyze the plot of the poem. Questions are used to help guide the students in their work. A worksheet is also included which allows students to identify the figurative language within the poem. The short story 7th grade is followed by multiple choice questions and short an
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6th - 9th
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“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe: Setting and Tone
This is a nice “take a break from non-stop writing” sort of lesson plan, and it appeals to those future Van Gogh’s and Picassos in your classroom, as well. Using Poe’s delightfully melancholy and bizarre poem, “The Raven,” students discuss first how setting creates tone which then creates mood for the reader. It is a literary domino effect, so to speak! Reading with purpose, underline examples of descriptive words describing setting and creating tone and then students are assigned a creative
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4th - 8th
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Diary of Anne Frank "I Am" Poem Project on Characterization (direct & indirect)
This "I Am" Poem project can be used at any time during the novel or play, however, I find it best as a cumulative project after the students get to know all of the characters.
This project consists of the instruction page, the poem rough draft/outline page, and the final draft letter "I" page so them to write inside.
The rough draft/outline page gives them enough structure to write a poem that uses CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT and analyzes a characters thoughts/feelings/etc. as well as gives the
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6th - 10th
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Identifying Figurative Language in Poetry Classroom Stations
This item includes:
2 – Identifying Figurative Language in Poetry #1
*Station Directions
*Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification Definition
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet Answer Key
3 – Identifying Figurative Language in Poetry #2
*Station Directions
*Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification Definition
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet Answ
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3rd - 9th
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Reverse Poetry Project
Have your students write poems that send one message when read from top to bottom, but an entirely different message when read from bottom to top! Use the effortless template for an exciting, complex piece of creative writing. Two model poems are included.
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4th - 12th
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Simile, Metaphor, Personification Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to practice the differences among simile, metaphor and personification. It also gives them a chance to create each of these devices! This is a good supplement to an existing poetry, reading, or writing unit.
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7th - 12th
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Reading and Analyzing Narrative, Lyric, and Free Verse Poetry Classroom Stations
This item includes:
6 – Analyzing Narrative Poetry
*Station Directions
*Narrative Poetry Definition
*Vocabulary Words
*Poem – Casey at the Bat
*Casey at the Bat Analysis Worksheet
7 – Analyzing Lyric Poetry and Ballads
*Station Directions
*Lyric Poetry and Ballads Definition
*Poem Background Information
*Poem – The Lorelei
*Poem – The Lorelei Poetry Analysis Worksheet
8 – Analyzing Lyric Poetry
*Station Directions
*Lyric Poetry Definitions
*Poem – Nothing Gold Can Stay
*Poem – Nothing G
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5th - 9th
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Reading Strategies Courage Study with poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling
This short anticipation guide and poem study focuses on introducing or reviewing important reading strategies. These strategies include summarizing, schema, determining importance, predicting, visualizing, and inferring. The anticipation guide gets students thinking about courage and the poem, "If" by Rudyard Kipling continues the discussion of courage while reviewing the reading strategies. The last page has students summarize and synthesize their learning.
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6th - 8th
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Poetry- Song Analysis (class and extra credit assignment)
Need a fun way to engage students in poetry? Have them analyze songs... (school appropriate of course!) This in class activity as well as extra credit assignment offers a fun and interesting way for middle school students to engage in poetry by analyzing their favorite song for literary devices, rhyme scheme, theme, and speaker.
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6th - 9th
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Poetry and Modern Song Stations - Theme Activity (10 songs & 10 poems!)
Product Description-7 stations match up songs and poems-Stations have 2-4 texts included (10 poems and 10 songs total included)-Each station has students find a theme, quote, and connection. Some stations ask additional questions. This is a Word document, so you can add extra questions to the directions and answer sheets if you'd like. -Songs are from Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Brantley Gilbert, Post Malone, Juice Wrld, Andra Day, etc. -Poems are all American Literature poems from Maya Angelou,
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7th - 12th
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Maya Angelou Author Study, "Still I Rise" analysis
This single sheet poetry response is ready for you to print and use! This handout is designed to compliment my other Maya Angelou resources or to stand alone as a poetry analysis activity. Within minutes, students will be able to dive into Angelou's "Still I Rise" poem by making personal connections, annotating examples of figurative language, connecting to Angelou's life and suggestion historical significance.
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Close Reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
This is one of my BEST SELLING resources! It's an easy, zero-prep lesson! Your students will benefit from interacting with this deep and meaningful text!Engage your students with vivid imagery in this classic poem by Maya Angelou.Includes an answer key.This product includes the text of the poem as well as 14 well-crafted short response questions that encourage higher level thinking and engaging discussions.Use this as a stand alone product, or look for my Poetry Unit on Tone and Figurative Langu
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5th - 12th
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Haiku evaluation and scoring rubric
Haiku poetry is a form that's very accessible for most students, yet it also leads to some beautifully expressive work. This packet of two rubrics makes it easy to score students' haiku in an objective way.
Format, topic choice, and imagery are key aspects of the haiku, and the rubrics provide descriptive explanations of stronger and weaker writing in those areas. Teachers will find it easy to assess students' poetry, and students can use the rubric as a guide to self-evaluation as they rev
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4th - 8th
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Middle School Poetry Analysis with Assessment
This product includes 6 poems that are often studied in or relate well to middle school or junior high students. The poems are: "Jabberwocky", "Hope is a Thing with Feathers", "On Turning Ten", "If I were in Charge of the World", "This is Just to Say" and "where I'm From." For each poem there are 6-10 annotation questions for students to complete. For example, in one poem it asks students to underline all examples of alliteration. Another question asks them to circle all the words that crea
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7th - 9th
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Poetry Slam Spoken Word Poem Analysis
This handout includes the links for two poetry slam poems on TedTalks. One is "If I Should Have a Daughter" by Sarah Kay and the other is "Touchscreen" by Marshall Soulful Jones.
Terms to go over first: hyperbole, personification, repetition, allusion, metaphor, irony, paradox, imagery, pun, tone, theme
This handout includes the texts, links, and 7 questions about poetic devices to help students analyze the poems and think critically.
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7th - 12th
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COMMON CORE CLOSE READ THE HIGHWAYMAN BY ALFRED NOYES - 1370 LEXILE POEM
The Highwayman, a narrative poem by Alfred Noyes, has been one of my favorites since I started teaching language arts over 20 years ago. I've memorized it, recited it to kids and explained it over and over. In this activity, they will gain a deep and comprehensive understanding of the poem, the story, the figurative language and new vocabulary through close reading.
Instructions for annotating are included as well as a list of figurative language used and text dependent questions.
CCSS.ELA-Lit
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7th - 12th
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The Odyssey Bundle | Activities, Assessments, Unit for The Odyssey
Teach The Odyssey with a variety of activities, assessments, and tools. Add these downloads to your unit study for The Odyssey.You can see additional previews, details, and images in the individual pieces of this The Odyssey bundle:Introductory activities for The Odyssey:√ Background concepts: • Western Literature • The Iliad • Homer√ Domain-specific vocabulary: • Epic poem • Epic simile • Epic hero • Didactic pentameter • Pun • Metis • Hubris • Epithet • Media Res • Rh
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7th - 10th
Figurative Language Classroom Stations
This item contains 65 pages to create your own file folder stations. The 65 pages include:
*Table of Contents
*Colorful Graphics and Text to make your stations inviting
*Directions for each station
*Answer keys
*Student Station Worksheet Packet
*Student Learning Videos (Most stations will include a couple youtube videos to learn about that particular type of figurative language)
The 10 stations include
1. Match the figurative language vocabulary word with the correct definition.
2. Match
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4th - 9th
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Learn more about poetry resources
Poetry encourages students to engage with language, explore their thoughts and feelings, and connect with the broader human experience. If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital poetry resources, look no further. TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
If you want to make poets out of younger students in elementary grades, then acrostic poems or fill in the blank poems are the perfect place to start. (In fact, many poetry resources on TPT include templates so your students can easily get started producing their own poetry, whether it’s a haiku, or limerick.) For older students in middle and high school, you can find an array of resources to teach them about everything from iambic pentameter, figurative language, to famous poets from history. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your students’ poetry skills in no time.
Fun and engaging poetry activities to try
Teaching students about poetry can be an engaging and creative experience. Here are a few ideas for poetry activities that you can find on TPT to help you introduce and explore the world of poetry with your students:
Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt
Distribute some poems and have students identify and highlight poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Discuss what these are and the overall impact on the reader's experience.
Poetry Analysis Jigsaw
Divide students into small groups, assigning each group a different poem. Have each group analyze the assigned poem's themes, tone, and literary devices, and present their findings to the class.
Poetry Slam or Performance
Organize a poetry slam where students can perform poems they’ve written themselves or those written by famous poets. This will help build confidence and strengthen their public speaking skills.
Writing Poetry from Different Perspectives
Ask students to write a poem from the perspective of an inanimate object or an animal to foster empathy and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Creating Found Poetry
Provide magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Have students cut out interesting words and phrases, and use them to create their own unique poems.
These (and other!) activities can help deepen your students’ appreciation for poetry and enhance their creative writing skills.
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There are many different types of poetry resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular poetry lessons include learning how to write haikus, acrostic poems, limericks, and free verse.
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