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Poetry Common Core RI.11-12.10 resources
Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction in Digital & Print
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require analyzing, creating, thinking, writing, and reflecting. Printable version included!This Native American Literature Digital Unit includes► 2 poems► 2 myths► a no
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7th - 12th
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Thanatopsis, William Cullen Bryant, Multimedia Poem Analysis, PDF & Google, CCSS
Take a challenging poem and it make it far more accessible with these dynamic multimedia materials that will help students build connections between our modern world and the 1817 thoughts of American poet William Cullen Bryant.Romanticism poetry can be tough for today’s teens to master, but linking a poem’s themes to students’ own lives and popular media helps create a much richer experience. These print/post-and-teach materials do just that!This lesson, which will take at least two class period
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9th - 12th
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Full-Year British Literature Curriculum | Year Long Bundle
If you are teaching a new British Literature course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current British Literature curriculum, this full year British Literature curriculum is for YOU! This British Literature curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours. This English curriculum is perfect for you if you are looking for...you are looking for a complete curriculum with a clear guide for o
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9th - 12th
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Emily Dickinson Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical Emily Dickinson introduction lecture as you launch a study of "I'm Nobody! Who are You?" or any her poems and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both a PDF & Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Dickinson’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific articl
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9th - 12th
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Langston Hughes Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical Langston Hughes introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this Harlem Renaissance writer’s life with the “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both PDF & Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Hughes’ background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for studen
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8th - 11th
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Walt Whitman Author Study Worksheet, Whitman Biography, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Skip the typical Walt Whitman introduction lecture as you launch a study of Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, or any of his other works and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (both printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Whitman’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specifi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" Instructional Pack (50+ Pages, 4 Tools, 1 Price)
"The Yellow WallPaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a staple in many American literature classes. This short story is nuanced and textured, so teachers need tools to help students access the text from every angle. To help you work through this text with your students, I've put together a pack of tools. Includes:"The Yellow Wallpaper" Reading Questions, Writing Prompts, and Literary Criticism Activity: To help students close read Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic, this tool includes 44 multipl
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10th - 12th
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Close Reading & Compare/Contrast Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork Distance Learning
Close Reading and Compare Contrast of Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork; Includes Mini Research and Creative Activities with Interactive Notebook Foldable - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This is a great activity for distance learning. You can share it with your students on a secured platform. Did you know that Beyoncé's perfume "Rise" was inspired by Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise"? Or that Apple® used song lyrics from Seal in an advertising campaign to make a huge comeback in the l
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Things Fall Apart Synthesis Bundle / 9 resources / 100+ questions / 50+ pages
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart offers a textured, nuanced glimpse into the life of Okonkwo as his world falls apart after the introduction of European imperialism and colonialism. This is one of the most important novels I teach, and to make the reading experiences as robust as possible, I pair the novel with multiple texts. Included in this bundle are all the questions and printables you need to pair Things Fall Apart with meaningful texts. Includes: -"The Second Coming" by William Butler Ye
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9th - 12th
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Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience & Walden Excerpts, Close Reading, & More
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to transcendental thinker and writer Henry David Thoreau's works? This unit on excerpts from Walden and "Civil Disobedience" has everything you need!What's Included . . .► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Defining Transcendentalism group synthesis task.► Fun activity with Thoreau quotes to get the unit started. You should definitely hear some laughter from students as they compet
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 1 BUNDLE
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
American Enlightenment Literature Bundle (9 resources, 100 pgs, 100 questions)
The American Enlightenment is the second unit for my juniors. In this unit, we focus on close reading, analyzing rhetoric, and synthesizing texts. This is also the first time my students venture into American literary movements. For these reasons, this is one of my favorite units, so I wanted to share my best texts and activities. As a bundle exclusive, I’ve also included synthesis writing prompts and rubrics that help students connect texts and see themes across texts. Includes 20 writing promp
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9th - 12th
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US Romanticism Bundle (15 resources, 130 pages, 300 questions) / Print + Digital
Teaching poetry is one of my classroom superpowers, and I feel that most acutely during my junior-level Romanticism unit. In this unit, students focus on close reading and historical context. Over the years, I have put together this collection of poems, short stories, and prose. With this collection of texts and historical context notes, I have gathered 130+ pages and 300 questions, which help students practice close reading, making inferences, and determining main idea. Students also practice a
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11th - 12th
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Walt Whitman Bundle (5 texts, 100+ questions, 42 pages) / Print + Digital
Walt Whitman is one of America's most well-known and celebrated poets. His works deserve a place in any literature or poetry class. This bundle includes everything you need to help students work with Whitman's greatest works. Includes: -"When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" Reading Questions: This is the resource I use to introduce my students to Walt Whitman's idiosyncratic style, including his use of free verse and catalogues. His style in this poem is clearly Romantic and also includes a clea
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9th - 12th
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Literary Modernism Bundle (7 resources, 35 pgs, 55+ questions) / Print + Digital
Modernism is such a tricky term to define, so when I put together this unit, I wanted to emphasize different expressions of a literary movement. In this unit about modernism, students encounter 5 poems, each of which presents a unique perspective. Through close reading, students encounter different authors approaching difficult topics like war, death, trauma, and isolation.In addition, this resource also features an anticipation guide focused on the issues of the period. With these guides, teach
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11th - 12th
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Literature, Rhetoric, and Poetry Digital Task Cards (Google & Print)
Transform student learning in your class with task cards! This ELA Analysis Task Cards Bundle includes two versions of these literary, rhetorical, and poetry analysis task cards: traditional PDF and digital Google. Literary Analysis Digital Task CardsThere are two sets of task cards included in this paperless resource. These response to literature task cards cover theme, motif, setting, conflict, characterization, and more, and they work with any piece of fiction and are the perfect way to revie
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6th - 10th
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Post-Modernism Bundle (8 resources, 55+ pages, 80 questions) / Print + Digital
Post-modernism is the last unit in my junior-level English class. For this reason, I am always crunched for time, so the unit has to be flexible and ready to expand or collapse easily. With this in mind, I'm always looking for short works to use in this unit, so I have collected six poems that display clear characteristics of Post-Modernism. While my class is supposed to focus on American literature, I often pull in texts from outside the US to spotlight the diversity in Post-Modernism. In addit
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11th - 12th
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Native American History & Literature: Indian Boarding Schools | Louise Erdrich
Looking for a resource on the Indian Boarding Schools that will help your students understand how victims of mistreatment and abuse resist oppression in their own ways? In an effort to “kill the Indian to save the man,” the assimilation policies of the United States caused a great deal of pain to the tens of thousands of young people who were displaced from their homelands and taken to horrific institutions. While the Native American children who were forced to cut their hair and forget their c
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Samuel Taylor Coleridge "Kubla Khan" Romanticism Lesson | Poetry Activity
Looking for a powerful poetry lesson to get your students thinking about inspiration and artistic creation?Coleridge claims to have written “Kubla Khan” after waking up from an opium dream. Whether or not that story is true makes for an interesting discussion. The influence of drugs on creation is definitely a theme about which teenagers have an opinion, and so students are engaged in this lesson right from the start. While Coleridge claims that this poem was a result of his drug use, after a
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9th - 12th
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Native American Literature Unit: Poems, Myths, Non-fiction
Looking to add some fresh activities for Native American literature to your classes' studies? You have come to the right place! Your students will love these beautifully designed slides that will not only capture their attention but also provide them with interesting Native American reading selections and engaging activities that require your students to analyze, create, think, talk, draw, and reflect.This Native American Literature Unit includes► 2 poems► 2 myths► a nonfiction text ► Daily less
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7th - 12th
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MyPerspectives British Literature Unit 1: Slides & Creative Handouts (BUNDLE!)
This British Literature unit plan (112 Slides) encapsulates a Beowulf Study and various poetry, all of which express the theme of heroism. The unit allows students to explore the mark of a hero and take a stance on heroism deriving from success OR sacrifice based on the texts in the unit in the form of an end of unit essay assessment. This resource includes do now's, exit tasks, discussion questions, video links, theme-related poetry, as well as an end-of-unit assessment. Students will engage wi
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9th - 12th
American Literature Bundle (A Complete Year of Resources) / 750+ pages
My junior-level American literature class is focused on exploring the relationship between history and literature. To help students make this connection, we focus on different literary periods, always focused on this essential question: What is the relationship between history and literature? To help students answer this question, I have developed a year-long curriculum for 11th grade juniors! This is my biggest bundle, and it will give you the best value. This is everything you need to teach a
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11th - 12th
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Feminist Criticism Poetry Bundle (30 pages, 100+ questions, 4 poems)
Introducing literary criticism is one of my favorite classroom activities. As students encounter new critical lenses, they learn more about the world and themselves. Feminist literary criticism is one of the lenses I introduce fairly early. Since students begin applying this lens while literary criticism is a novel concept for them, we start small--by reading poems!In this bundle, you will find four poems that lend themselves to feminist literary. Overall, this resource includes 30 pages and 100
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11th - 12th
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War Poetry Synthesis Bundle #5 (7 resources, 70+ pages, 100+ questions)
Synthesizing is such an essential part of critical thinking, so scaffolding instruction to help students reach this point is crucial. Choosing complementary texts for synthesis can be challenging and time consuming, which is why I put together this collection focused on a topic that is, unfortunately, all too common: war. With a serious subjects, it's important to choose texts that are respectful without obscuring or sugar coating the subject. When offering these poems to students, it may be hel
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11th - 12th
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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
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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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