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Poetry Common Core W.7.9 resources
Elements of Poetry Anchor Chart and Introduction to Poetry Slideshow Lesson
This introduction to poetry lesson is perfect for exploring the elements of poetry - teach the basic structure of poetry with the elements of poetry anchor chart and interactive slideshow provided with this resource. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Introduction to Poetry Lesson:✏️ Introduction to Poetry Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Explore the characteristics of poetryScaffold how to read and interpret poetryIntroduce the element
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6th - 12th
Literary Analysis Essay Writing with Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike
Scaffold essay writing for your students with step-by-step directions including writing a claim, choosing the best text evidence, explaining evidence, and connecting evidence to a theme. Because the lesson uses gradual release of responsibility, it is excellent for your students who need the complicated task of writing a literary analysis essay broken into smaller segments. The lesson incorporates the poem “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike. First, students complete a close reading and analy
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Song Lyric Analysis Lesson - Introduction to Poetry Through Song Lyrics -Digital
This song lyric analysis lesson introduces poetry analysis through the use of your students’ favorite song lyrics! Practice annotating with the worksheets and graphic organizers provided. Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Song Lyric Analysis Lesson Plan:✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Slideshow Lesson - Google Slides®, Microsoft PowerPoint® & PDF✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Informational Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Practice Close Reading
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6th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis Resource for Grades 4-8
Poetry can feel overwhelming to teach and even more frustrating for students. I created this resource to help my students learn the poetic devices and demonstrate how we can use them to analyze poems. I've found this approach works well for boosting confidence, engagement, and understanding with my middle school students.This PDF printable resource is broken down into 8 lessons, covering all of the poetic devices and finishing with analysis worksheets for students to demonstrate their understand
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5th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in: Poetry Unit Bundle CCSS Standards-Based
Long Way Down Mega Novel Unit Bundle - Printable and Digital Novel Study
Do you need an engaging novel unit for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? This printable and digital novel study for Long Way Down includes everything you would need to teach the novel in person or online. This Long Way Down novel unit contains all of the print and go activities and their digital versions, including a pre-reading activity, chapter questions, analysis, and assessments. There is no prep for you, and all answer keys and sample answers are included. Save 40% by buying this mega bundle
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7th - 10th
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"Casey at the Bat" Unit - Poetry Lessons and Poetry Activities
This is an extremely detailed, CCSS-aligned unit. Student read and analyze the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. It is designed to help students analyze what the poem says explicitly as well draw inferences from the text. Students will determine the poem’s theme and analyze the theme development over the course of the text. In addition, students will investigate word choice, figurative language, and mood. Students will acquire a range of general academic and domain-specif
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5th - 8th
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Writing a Shape or Concrete Poem - Creative Writing - Mentor Texts
Make reading and writing poetry fun with this lesson for Shape (Concrete) Poems. After reading poems, students use mentor texts as models for their own writing as they take their creative ideas through the writing process with a focus on the six traits of writing (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions).The lesson starts with a “puzzling” warm up (using online links to Rebus puzzles); then, students read and analyze sample shape poems including "Seal" by Willi
Poetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert Frost
My standards-based poetry analysis of Robert Frost's beloved poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" includes everything you need for a meaningful activity for your students! They will practice reading, writing, language, and drawing skills as they look at Frost's poem in-depth.In addition, your students can doodle and color all over the pages! Each page has items that can be colored and they are encouraged to draw, as well. It's a great activity for all levels of learning.See my preview to
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance Poetry Analysis Unit Bundle
Engage your middle school students in American poems of the Harlem Renaissance that resonate with current events. This poetry unit is based on the TPCASTT poetry analysis model: Title, Paraphrase, Connotations, Attitude (tone), Shift, Title revisited, and Theme. The lessons use guided close reading of Langston Hughes’s poems "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Dreams," "Mother to Son," and "Harlem" (Dream Deferred). Product FeaturesEngaging slideshow for each poem with critical thinking questionsInte
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7th - 8th
Paired Texts - Road Not Taken and Harlem (Dream Deferred) - Essay Writing
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Harlem (Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes. Then, facilitate their understanding of the central themes and speakers’ attitudes as they construct connections between the poems. Use this activity to provide practice with a prose constructed response (short essay).This 20-page product includes the following:explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidebuilding b
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6th - 9th
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Paired Texts - We Wear the Mask and I'm Nobody! - Essay Writing Activity
Guide students through close readings of two poems: "We Wear the Mask" by pre- Harlem Renaissance poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. Then facilitate their understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and central themes as they construct connections between the poems. The lesson engages students with an icebreaker opening game of "Two Truths and a Lie" and culminates in a writing task that imitates the style of a standardized assessment. Additionally, this
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7th - 10th
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Locomotion by Jaqueline Woodson Verse Novel Study Poetry Reading Unit Literature
This Locomotion by Jaqueline Woodson Middle School reading unit and verse novel study is exactly what you need to teach your fifth, sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading-response-focused format with this historicalThis unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core reading literature and main writing standard. I designed these units because I didn't want to just “hit” the standards. I tried to dig deep into every s
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5th - 8th
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All of My Poetry Resources Mega Bundle
This mega bundle of poetry resources includes all of my poetry-related resources from my store AND will include all of my future poetry materials.The following products ARE included:Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 1Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Growing Bundle*READING AND WRITING POETRY*Writing Like Poets: How-To Presentation and Activities for StudentsPoetry Analysis: "Stopping By Woods..." by Robert FrostPoetry 911: 40+ formulas for writing poemsThe War Poe
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8th - 11th
Robert Frost - Poet and Poem Study - Doodle Notes, Doodle Article, Flip Book
Learning about Robert Frost and interpreting his poem, “A Time to Talk,” is so much fun with this Doodle and Do resource! Designed with doodling, interaction, and creativity in mind, you’ll find a Doodle Article about Robert Frost, Doodle Notes to respond to the nonfiction passage, and an interactive poetry flip book in this resource. First, students read a nonfiction passage about Frost that includes information on his early life, writing, style, accomplishments, and older years. In the arti
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5th - 8th
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Langston Hughes Harlem Poetry Analysis
What happens to a dream deferred? This guided close reading lesson for “Harlem” [Dream Deferred] by Langston Hughes will guide your class in an exploration of theme development using the TPCASTT poetry analysis model. As you lead the discussion with a slideshow presentation, students take notes on a poetry analysis graphic organizer in their interactive notebooks.Product FeaturesPoetry analysis slideshow presentation for you to project on your whiteboardPrintable foldable graphic organizers to a
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7th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance Poetry Analysis Unit Bundle
"Love That Dog" Poetry Unit Slide Show - Engage NY Grade 4 ELA Module 1B
*This slide show supplements a FREE poetry / ELA unit. Information for how to download all of the lesson plans and resources is included in the slide show download*Since the first time I taught this unit, I fell in LOVE with Sharon Creech's "Love That Dog". It is the perfect resource for teaching close reading, characteristics of poetry, and text-based evidence through a highly-engaging book.Engage NY "Love that Dog" is a well-designed poetry unit, however, creating the main anchor chart in th
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4th - 7th
Analyzing Themes in Song Lyrics - Teach Poetry Analysis Through Song Lyrics
Teach students how to identify themes in song lyrics with this poetry analysis lesson! Guide students through an exploration of central themes expressed in songs. Includes slideshow lesson, informational handout, sample lyrics, application activity for any song lyrics, and a creative expression assignment with rubric. Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Poetry Analysis Lesson:✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPo
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4th - 10th
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We HEART Poetry! A Poetry Analysis FREEBIE for Grades 4-8
This 9-page SAMPLER of my We HEART POETRY! A Poetry Analysis BUNDLE includes:•Lesson Planning Page •What is Poetry? Brainstorm •A Poetic Device Printable •How To Analyze Poetry Printable •Poetry Reader Response Questions •Dreams by Langston HughesInspiration…As an upper elementary to middle school teacher I have a variety of learners; enthusiastic and engaged, easily inspired, indifferent, and those that require a bit more encouragement to enhance their joy of learning. Can you relate?
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4th - 7th, Staff
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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?
Langston Hughes Mother to Son Poetry Analysis
This guided close reading lesson for “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is based on the TPCASTT poetry analysis lesson model. As you lead the discussion with a slideshow presentation, students take notes on a poetry analysis graphic organizer in their interactive notebooks.Product FeaturesPoetry analysis slideshow presentation for you to project on your whiteboardPrintable foldable graphic organizers to analyze elements of poetryTeacher Guide with discussion questions, sample answers, & rubr
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7th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Harlem Renaissance Poetry Analysis Unit Bundle
Mini Research Project on a Poet Virtual Writing Reading Activities
Deepen your students' understanding of poetry. Invite your students to learn more about a poet -- and deepen their understanding of poetry. Use this resource to help your students sharpen their research skills and learn about a poet. Teaching research skills is a snap with this easy-to-use digital notebook. It will guide your students with research questions and prompts that will direct their research.What teachers are saying about my digital resources:"Saved me a ton of time and it was perfe
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Virtual Mini Research Project Writing Activities Bundle
William Carlos Williams - Reading and Writing Imagist Poems
In this lesson, students read "The Red Wheelbarrow" and "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams and use the poems as inspiration for their own poetry writing. Additionally, students read lines from the poem "The Apple" and then examine actual apples to further their experience of Imagism.In pre-reading activities, they read biographical information to build background knowledge. Next, they brainstorm ideas for their own writing, and then they are given the apples to practice understand
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Reading and Writing Activity Bundle
Casey at the Bat - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Thayer has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, and an argumentative writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this reso
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6th - 8th
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The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes Student Packet Poem Questions Writing
"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes is a famous, rhythmic poem about a robber in the 18th century. This is a romanticized ideal of the highwaymen who would stop stagecoaches and rob the passengers. Some were considered heroes because they would often share their money and goods with the poor. This poem often requires a few readings, and if you supplement it with a video (various versions online), and depending on your schedule, it may take four to five days. You can choose to use it as a complete
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Horror and Suspense English Bundle October for Middle and High School
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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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