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Free 7th grade poetry centers
Poetry Analysis Worksheets - CLOSE read with any poem!
This Poetry analysis worksheet is perfect for your students to analyze any poem that they read! It forces students to take a closer look at the poems they read and gain a deeper understanding of the author’s use of poetry to communicate his/her ideas.
Concepts included on the worksheet:
1. Summarizing literal meaning
2. Determining poetic form
3. Identifying rhyme scheme
4. Identifying sensory images
5. Determining types of rhyme (internal vs. end rhyme, exact,
eye, slant)
6. Iden
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5th - 8th
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Picture-Inspired Poetry Writing Assignment
Motivate students to write poetry in a fun, engaging way...by using pictures! This picture-inspired poetry brainstorming assignment is a great way for students to organize their thoughts before actually writing a poem based on images. It's differentiated for learning styles and abilities by allowing students to choose the picture they will use as inspiration, by providing various options of poetry for students to write, and by encouraging them to create their own rubric and establish the criteri
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Analysis Bundle: Engaging Games, Activities, and Writing Prompts
Free Christmas Play - The Moose Before Christmas! Ebook Reader's Theatre Script
T'was the night before Christmas Eve, and our old friend Santa was ready to leave. It was one day too early but Santa was confused, because Mrs. Claus' memory had been a bit bruised...You see their calendar was set to the wrong year, and so she told Santa to a whole day early to deliver all of the kids' toy gear!When Santa comes early by accident, it is up to a very special moose named Goose to help him get back to the North Pole in time for the real Christmas Eve!A fresh and funny take on an ol
Inference Poems -What Am I? FREEBIE
Students will love making inferences with this poetry activity.
These Poems are not an original Kerbi Hardwick creation. The poems were provided by
http://www.angelfire.com/md/byme/guesswhat/guesswhat.html
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K - 8th
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Halloween Writing / Poetry Prompt - Subway Art
Halloween Writing and Poetry Prompt - Fun and functional Halloween Subway Art page - a great way to inspire a creative writing piece, a poem, or as a launching point for student-designed Subway Art. Also makes for fun classroom decor!Includes two versions of the Subway Art - one in color, one in black and white. Also includes Halloween-themed writing paper.Check out some of my other Halloween-themed items by clicking on the links-->Halloween Activity Bundle—Writing, Grammar & PoetryHall
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Halloween Activities - Writing, Poetry & Grammar Bundle
Figurative Language Task Cards
16 Figurative Language Task Cards
Includes a black and white set for those trying to save ink.
small groups, independent work, literacy stations, figurative language, ELA, spring, Easter, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Hyperbole, Alliteration
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3rd - 8th
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Pi Day and Poetry with Luck of the Pilish FREEBIE
Looking for an interesting Pi Day activity? Look no further!
Although I've been teaching math for a long time, I was not introduced to pilish until last year. Pilish is a type of writing based on the digits of Pi. I planned a pilish lesson last year that was very successful, and I want to share a version of the lesson for parents and teachers looking for pi day activities. This activity can support poetry lessons or help math teachers add the writing component into the classroom.
It's a fairly
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4th - 8th
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6th-8th Grade Poetry Stations
Need a FUN way to start a poetry unit? These poetry stations will have students MOVING around the room. One station encourages DISCUSSION with incredible questions to get students talking. Other stations have poems with grade appropriate questions to encourage student thinking and READING and ANALYZING. Other stations will allow students to LISTEN to slam poetry, to WRITE their own poems, to complete a SCAVENGER HUNT, and to DRAW a visual for a poem they read. With this product you will receive:
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5th - 8th
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*FREE* "I Am" Poem Activity, Template, and Example Poem
DIRECTIONS: The student will write an “I Am” poem from the perspective of a character. This poem reflects how a character is thinking and feeling. The lines in the poem can be based on actual events from the text and/or inferences based on what the student has learned about the character in the text. The student can use figurative language to express a character’s experience. Example “I Am” poem is written from the perspective of Auggie, a character in the book Wonder.ADDITIONAL LITERACY RESOURC
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3rd - 12th
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Similes and Metaphors Using Pop & TikTok Song Lyrics Figurative Language FREEBIE
Similes and metaphors are the poetic or literary devices practiced through lyrics from top TikTok viral songs and recent pop music in this fun sample of one of my best selling resource lines! Your students are bound to go crazy over analyzing song lyrics in their ELA studies.This pack includes two activities helping students identify both similes and metaphors in popular music.Like this resource and also want activities on idioms, hyperboles, personification, and alliteration? Check out the ful
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4th - 7th
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Taskcards to Analyze Poetry Using Grammar
This Free resource can be used with any poem to get them to think about grammar and poetry in a new way.
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3rd - 8th
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LITERARY DEVICES GALLERY WALK & HEADS UP GAME - Lesson Plan
This fun and engaging 2-day lesson plan to learn about literary devices uses reading workshop and writing workshop activities. 2-Day Lesson Overview:Student Choice ReadingMini-Lessons for Literary Devices (link to notes included)Literary Devices Gallery Walk (10 Stations with printables - 10 definitions and 30 examples)Writing Activity - Literary DevicesLiterary Devices "Heads Up" GameBook Talk OptionsLiterary Devices explored in this lesson: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, Personi
Fun Poetry: The Pig by Roald Dahl
Short fun poem. Review rhyme, repetition, figurative language, irony and theme.
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4th - 8th
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Inference Poems -Who Am I? FREEBIE
Students will love making inferences with this poetry activity.
These Poems are not an original Kerbi Hardwick creation. The poems were provided by
http://www.angelfire.com/md/byme/guesswhat/guesswhat.html
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K - 8th
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Writer's Notebook / Journal Bingo Cards
This is a FREE PREVIEW sample (the first two months' cards only) from a 10-month set of Writer's Notebook Bingo Cards we have sold since 2011 here at TPT. With this preview, you receive both our August and the September Bingo Cards, but not October through May. Each bingo card comes with 24 unique prompts, and--this is the cool part--each card comes with access to a high-quality whole-class lesson that was designed to promote both writing across the curriculum skills and pride in one's writer'
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4th - 10th
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Poem Template for Grades 5-8 FREE
Free Poetry Writing: Ruler of the World Poem
Middle school students LOVE writing template poetry. The beauty of using the template is that when they try it, even the kids who don't usually care for poetry writing can find their inner Robert Frost. The confines of the template focuses them. Its simplicity enables them to easily get their initial ideas down, making the whole experience less daunting.
And once the kids have finished their first draft, I always remind them that this is their poem
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5th - 8th
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Poetry Mix and Match
I created these cards as a matching activity to use with my 6-8th grade students as a review activity. I have used it with lower grades as an introduction to the different types of poetry. Pages 3 – 8 are the colorful cards. Pages 9 – 14 are the same cards but in a black and white version. (These could be printed on colorful cardstock or on white paper then mounted on construction paper for stability.)
Feel free to use these as a matching game or version of “go fish”.
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3rd - 8th
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Short Stories, Poems & Informational Texts for High School Students: FREE LIST
FREE DOWNLOAD: List of suggested informational texts, poetry and prose (all available to print for free online):
- 50 informational texts / U.S. Seminal Documents
- 50 poems (19 written by African American and Latino Poets)
- 45 short stories (13 written by African American and Latino authors)
Entire Year of English Curriculum: Practice High School or Middle School common-core standard for reading informational texts and reading literature and poetry using suggested texts - including poetry and
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6th - 12th
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Free Poetry Game "Oh Craps" digital resource
I've just converted this for Google Docs™ to make it easier to download for distance learning. I've even included a link for digital dice if they don't have any in the house. I'm working on converting several of my lessons for distance learning. We will get through this together.This is a great tactile and visual way to create original poetry. I call the game "Oh Craps" because students roll for each part of their poem. The dice will decide the rhyme scheme, topic, etc. The kids love it. This
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Lessons: Over 20% Savings digital assignment
Father's Day Acrostic Poem Writing Activity- Free
Father’s Day Acrostic Poem Writing Activity Description: Celebrate Father's Day with an engaging and heartfelt activity that will make every dad feel cherished and appreciated! Father’s Day Acrostic Poem Writing Activity" – a perfect resource for your students.Product Highlights: Engaging Acrostic Poetry: Acrostic poems are a beautiful way for students to express their love and gratitude for their dads. This activity encourages creativity and thoughtful reflection.Easy-to-Use Templates: We've
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K - 8th
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Winter Simile Poems (freebie)
Using a group of words related to one theme or topic, students order the words from most important to least important (in their opinion). The teacher has the option to give all students the same list of words, so the class will create a group of simile poems centered around the same theme. Or, students can each receive a different list. 16 total word lists related to 4 different winter themes (see below).After students order their word strips, they create similes using the 3 words they value as
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4th - 7th
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Change Sings- Amanda Gorman A Lesson of Poetry & Music
The book Change Sings along with video of poetry by Amanda Gorman and interview. A connection lesson writing poetry and creating music.
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2nd - 12th
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Poetry Comprehension - Aligned with FSA (FREEBIE)
This poetry comprehension will assist students in preparing for the FSA assessment, however it is compatible with CCSS as well. This could easily be used for homework, small groups, independent practice, or as a literacy center. POETRY INCLUDED: * Caged Bird by Maya Angelou* Freedom Walk by Charles F.STANDARDS and QUESTION TYPES *RL.2.6 - multiple choice*RL.1.2/RL.3.9 - Part B: multiple choice Part B: multi-select*RL.3.9 - graphic organizer/written responseADDITIONALStudent poetry outline for th
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3rd - 8th
Caged Bird Poem Close Reading Handout with Questions
Caged Bird Poem Close Reading Handout with Questions
These close reading questions are for the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou found for free here.
Download this functional printable with rigorous close-reading questions sure to make your students stronger readers! The design of this printable is minimal, which gives students plenty of space for annotations and extra writing! Your students will find zen focus in these clean layouts while tackling common core aligned close reading questions.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching poetry
What types of poetry resources are available on TPT?
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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