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8th grade poetry projects for Google Apps
Editable Spanish Project | Yo Soy Yo Poetry Writing Assignment
This editable Spanish Project is great to build confidence in any Spanish 1 class. Students show their knowledge of the verb ser and common adjectives, and create a beautiful poem with accompanying visuals. Teachers: use the PDF or access your own editable copy in Google Drive!**********************************"Yo Soy Yo"Editable Poetry project for Spanish 1**********************************Many authentic poems can be found online titled "Yo Soy Yo."In this writing assignment, students are promp
Digital Poetry Slam: Listening & Performing Poems in ELA (with GOOGLE)
Writing and sharing poetry can be intimidating – take the fear out of the presentation. Turn your classroom into a multimedia, high-energy performance space with a DIGITAL poetry slam!The digital poetry slam is a great jumping-off point if you're unsure how to assess poetry, want to bring in more technology, or want to give students options to avoid performance anxiety. This project can occur any time of the year, whether you’re celebrating National Poetry Month in April, Black History Month in
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA
Pop Sonnets: A Unit Plan (editable)
Looking for a way to liven up Shakespeare for your students? Look no further than pop sonnets.All credit for the idea must be given to Erik Didriksen who created the Pop Sonnet Tumblr a few years back where he would take a popular song and write it as a Shakespearean sonnet. Check out his Tumblr at https://popsonnet.tumblr.com/.Now your students will have an opportunity to use Didriksen's pop sonnets as mentor texts to create their own pop sonnet of a song of their choice. This activity is highl
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Unit Writing Activity for 7th, 8th, 9th Grade - Create a Poetry Book
Engage students with this poetry writing unit activity! Students will first explore a variety of poems on modern, relevant topics while answering analysis questions featured on task card prompts. For a final project, students write poetry on similar topics and themes and create a book of poems using their own unique perspectives!This resource includes a Poetry Webquest, links to high-interest poems, and a poetry analysis handout with guiding questions to keep your students on task. The majority
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7th - 10th
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Rap vs Poetry: A Musical Literacy Unit
Engage students with this week-long unit that combines hip hop, poetry, and rap music. Based on both the 5th & 7th grade ELA standards as well as Music Anchor 11, this unit weaves discussion, analysis, games, and projects together in a fun and relevant way. Students compare and contrast poems and rap using lyrics, audio, and video embedded directly into .ppts, covering key terms like simile, metaphor, and imagery. The final project has students following in the steps of Post Malone by select
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5th - 8th
Identity Poetry Writing Unit Activity - Middle School ELA - High School English
Enhance your poetry unit with this fun and modern self-identity poetry writing book project! This also serves as a great all about me back to school activity. The materials also thematically align with identity and self-identity cultural studies.Project DescriptionStudents first select and write two Identity Poems based on three poetry writing prompts with supporting examples. Using their poems to generate a word list, students will then create word clouds about themselves using the dynamic fre
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7th - 10th
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The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman: Black History Month Poetry Analysis
Introduce your middle and high school students to Amanda Gorman and her poem, The Hill We Climb, with this EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES one pager analysis activity. A perfect compliment for a poetry unit, Martin Luther King Jr Day, or Black History Month, this creative and engaging 1 pager activity encourages students to analyze the poem and reflect on the larger issues addressed in The Hill We Climb.Please note: The full text poem is NOT INCLUDED in this resource. The poem is copyright and
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Unit Project for Middle School ELA | High School English | Poems
Ready to inspire your students with a unique poetry writing activity? This resource will enhance your students' critical thinking skills and broaden their creative perspectives when reading, analyzing, and writing poetry. Three poetry reading and writing activities, along with a poetry project, are included!This resource includes poetry analysis lessons and a writing activity using the free PicsLit website. Supplemental materials for writing and planning a poem using the PicLits website are in
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7th - 10th
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Mother's Day Activity - Poetry and Craft Project for Middle School
Use this printable resource for your students to create a poem/project that is meaningful for for Mother’s Day. Brainstorm ideas, and use the poetry lesson to get started, then create a beautiful project as a gift for mom or other important adult! Directions/example included!You will need construction paper, pencils, crayons, markers, and printed copies of the templates. This is a printable resource, but you could absolutely attach the poetry portion to your Google Classroom™.Have the students
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4th - 8th
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Blackout Poetry Interactive Google Slides
Blackout poetry is an amazing way to write poetry by repurposing another author's words. Using this interactive Google Slide, students will be able to create their own blackout poems using a page of text from "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. No markers, no mess!!
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4th - 8th
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Ballad - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
Do your students like to write songs? If you're studying ballads, would they want to write their own?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a ballad gives students all the structure they need for writing a story and setting it to verse. Students will have fun writing rhyming poems and sharing with their classmates. Because everything is done for you, this no-prep print or digital resource is a lesson you can use TODAY! This also works well as an emergency substitute lesson plan and should take
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Reading Vocabulary Poetry Projects for ELA + High School English
Tired of the same book projects, generic novel analysis handouts, vocabulary worksheets, and poetry tests? So are the students! Make your content come alive for your students with video! Your students will love creating professional-looking videos to showcase their learning! Empower your students with the capability to create video projects reflecting their own analysis, highlighting their creativity, and providing an outlet to express their own unique voice. You'll also love adding new acti
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7th - 10th
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Distance Learning Poetry Writing: Digital Where I'm From Poem
This PDF download contains a link for Interactive Google Slides. I designed this product to help my students create "Where I'm From" poems as inspired by George Ella Lyon. Slides 2-5 : Students will begin by reading and annotating the original poem. This always sparks great discussions as students unwrap Lyon's figurative language. Slides 7 – 16 : Students will plan for their own poem by describing important memories, people, places, and objects. There are 8 categories in which students will br
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4th - 8th
Long Way Down Poetry Project
The ending of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds is one that will have you and your students talking! What does Shawn’s question mean? How do they interpret this final question? For this culminating activity, students will utilize their knowledge of Will's character development and decide what choice he makes after Shawn's infamous question. Students will have the opportunity to tap into their creativity and knowledge of free verse poetry to decide how they would choose to extend the novel. This re
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7th - 12th
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Ellis Island Immigrant Unit w/ Interview Oral History Project Print & Digital
Strengthen your Gilded Age or Progressive Era unit with an exploration of the Ellis Island immigrant’s experience. Read the moving poetic words of Emma Lazarus, hear the retelling of memories by living immigrants, and examine the massive statistics each of these 12 million American Dreamers helped create. Then, culminate your students’ understanding with an interview oral history project of their own!This unit strengthens core skills likeAnalyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and arti
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8th - 11th
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Elegy - Poetry Writing - Ode, Sonnet, & Villanelle Forms
Do students understand an elegy? Have you ever asked your classes to write an elegy for a character who dies in a work of literature? What about a famous historical or contemporary figure?By writing their own elegies, students gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the form. This poetry-writing exercise for writing a students can be though-provoking and powerful for students.This lesson includes ⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the form, ⭐ 3 writing forms to help
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Student-Generated Poetry/Literature Project: Is it ? or ? Presentation
Students love my interactive poetry & Shakespeare bulletin boards and presentations, so it's only fitting to let them get in on the action, right!? Plus, it is a perfect (and sneaky) way to have them read HUGE volumes of text and have fun while doing it! The possibilities are endless and it's an activity you can use year after year without it becoming dated!In this project-based learning activity, students will choose a musician (singer, rapper, rock group, boy band, etc.) and a poet (or any
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Interactive Bulletin Board Bundle: Is it a Musician or a Famous Poet?
Villanelle - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
This poetry-writing exercise for writing a villanelle includes an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the form, professional examples, a printable for repetition patterns, a product-specific rubric to assess the student-written poem, and a student-written example to help students get started.This can be used in conjunction with teaching Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night" and as an option for a creative writing class. Writing your own villanelle is helpful for assi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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"I Never Saw Another Butterfly..." Poetry Analysis Activity
Thank you for purchasing the "Poetry Analysis and Terezin Concentration Camp Exploration" resource on Teacher Pay Teachers (TPT). This comprehensive resource is designed to deepen students' understanding of the Holocaust through poetry analysis and exploration of the Terezin concentration camp. Here are the instructions to make the most out of this resource:Download and Review: Download the resource files from your TPT account and review the contents. Familiarize yourself with the resource mater
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6th - 12th
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Poetry Writing Bundle - 7 Formula Poems - Volume 3 - Digital & Printable
Writing poetry is essential for any poetry unit, but what do you do when your students groan over the idea? These formula poems make poetry writing less daunting than sonnets and villanelles. Most of these poetry forms can be written within one class period and are simple for students to complete. You won't want to wait until April for National Poetry Month! Included in this bundle:Sense PoemDiamantéBiopoemI Am PoemEpistolary/Letter PoemRecipe PoemDialogue Poem⭐ Bonus Product included with Bundl
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6th - 12th
Refugee by Alan Gratz - 3 Voice Poem- Poetry Culminating Activity/Project
Perfect opportunity for performance art and to build cooperative learning skills and confidence. Can be completed individually or in groups of three. This poetry activity/project works perfectly as an end of the novel activity or project. Students can present their poem, reading the bold faced lines in unison. Students will be engaged as they try to capture the three unique points of view of the protagonists. The structure of the graphic organizer template will guide them to success. You co
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6th - 10th
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Poetry Writing Bundle - 8 Short Poetic Forms - Volume 2 - Digital & Printable
Writing poetry is essential for any poetry unit, but what do you do when your students groan over the idea? These short-form poems make poetry writing less daunting than sonnets and villanelles. Most of these poetry forms can be written within one class period and are simple for students to complete. You won't want to wait until April for National Poetry Month! Included in this bundle:Epigram-CoupletClerihewHaikuTankaCinquainSijoNaaniLimerick⭐ Bonus Product included with Bundle: Digital Poetry J
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6th - 12th
Golden Moments Project for Nothing Gold Can Stay
Engage your students in writing poetry with this activity from Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" or from S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Using figurative language and imagery, students will create a poem about a golden moment, or valuable moment, in their lives. This assignment can be completed digitally on Google Slides or can be printed. This resource includes: 3 Different Display Templates Golden Moments Brainstorming Page Figurative Language Terms and Examples Chart Rough Draft PageGrading
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: The Outsiders Unit Bundle
Poetry Activity Unit Project for Middle School ELA and High School English
This creative poetry activity will enhance your poetry unit and engage your students through the use of technology and choice! Students will choose their own poems for this dynamic video poetry project. Once they’ve selected the poems, students will then create a slides presentation featuring the title, author or poet, the lines of the poem, and images illustrating the poem’s meaning. A model example of an illustrated slide presentation is included featuring “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.Af
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7th - 10th
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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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