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8th grade poetry assessments for Easel Activities
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration Packet + Test (Digital Enabled!)
This worksheet packet and test are all about helping students quickly and effectively nail the art of understanding/using figurative language!- Page 1: Simple clear definitions of Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, and Personification are paired with easy to understand examples. Students are tasked with providing two of their own examples as guided practice.- Page 2: Eighteen example sentences are listed and students practice identifying which type of figurative language is used in each.- Page 3: G
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5th - 9th
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Poetry Test Easel Activity and Assessment Digital and Printable
Test on Poetry Terms, Poetic Devices, Figurative Language and Form. 30-question test on Poetry assesses students on their understanding of poetry terms, their ability to identify different types of figurative language such as similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, and personification. Also, students must read several poems and identify their form, such as free verse, haiku, narrative, concrete, or limerick. Part I: matching poetry terms to definitions, Part 2: identifying sim
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
STAAR Poetry Practice Passage Analysis Worksheet Elements of Poetry High School
Preparing for End of Course Exams can be stressful and time-consuming. Save time with self-grading Google Forms English I & II poetry practice tests that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover ELA standards.After studying the newly release STAAR English I & II Exams, I came up with poetry reading passages with comprehension questions to simulate the real test and help your students become better prepared with the test format.Exposing students to practice tests early can make a HUGE d
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8th - 11th
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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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Poetry Stations 2.0: for High School and Middle School Digital
***All of my stations may be used for distance learning. Simply upload the pdf into your google drive and share it with your class. This set, in particular, has poetry in a box project that would be wonderful for a student at home. Instruct them that group work now will be done independently, or they can use a virtual meet to work as a team digitally. If you loved my first set of poetry stations, then you will be head over heels for this new set. I’ve created six more stations that explore poeti
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6th - 10th
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Poetry Terms Test or Quiz Multiple Choice Assessment with Easel Assessment
Poetry Terms Test or Quiz with self-grading Easel Assessment. A short multiple choice formative assessment; a twenty-question multiple choice test on poetry concepts. Use as a formative assessment to quickly assess student knowledge of poetry terms. The questions test sound devices such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhyme; structure such as meter, rhyme scheme, rhyme, and rhythm; figurative language such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification; and form such as limerick, haiku,
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
Middle School Poetry Unit Pretest
Begin your poetry unit by discovering what your middle school students know about the elements of poetry with this No-Prep Poetry Pretest!I always love to begin a unit knowing where my students are in terms of the content. Gauging what your students know will help guide you (and them) through your poetry unit--especially while distance learning. You’ll know what to briefly review, what to reinforce, and what may be brand new for your kids!I always begin my FUN poetry unit with this pretest. It’s
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Elements of Poetry Unit for Middle School Students Bundle
Types of Poetry Test with Easel Activity and Assessment
This Types of Poetry test has eight different poems, and students need to match them to their type or form. This short and quick assessment includes the following types of poetry: Diamante Haiku Limerick Sonnet Ballad Concrete Lyric Free VerseYou can have students write the type of the poem next to the poem on the test (a line is provided). I like to make a class set to save paper. I have the students number 1 - 8 on their own piece of paper and match the poems to the
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Teaching Resources Grades 5 - 8
Digital Poetry Portfolio Project:Standards Based: High School Digital Activity
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate knowledge of poetic devices and forms. The student will annotate poetry, and create original poetry in similar forms. They will use MLA format to complete the research part of the project. The project will be presented in a digital format. The Digital Poetry Project is a great way to your poetry unit.This is an engaging and rigorous summative assessment. It's well suited for the honors English Student.Have you seen my new easy to use lessons made wit
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Poetry Bundle of Lessons: Over 20% Savings digital assignment
CCSS Aligned Types of Poetry Unit for Grades 5-8 on Easel
This covers the different types of poetry with student-friendly learning targets, templates, and formative assessments.Included in this unit: Learning Targets/Intentions, Concrete Poetry, Alliteration, Haiku, Cinquain, Irony (using music lyrics), metaphor, simile, personification, Alphabet Poetry, study guide, quiz, sensory detail book marks, partner activity for personification with a picture book, templates to write all of these poems with examples. 34 pages total.
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5th - 9th
Sentence Construction: Simple Sentences (Worksheets, Quiz, and Project)
This is an excellent source to review or refresh your students' knowledge of simple sentences. You can use it to reteach simple sentences at the beginning of the year, to pull small groups for additional lessons, and use the projects for either unit reviews or as extensions for your advanced learners. This packet includes a note page for students on simple sentences, 3 worksheets on sentence diagramming, fragments, and expanding sentences for varied word choice. A quiz follows the worksheets,
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Sentence Construction Bundle: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Poetry Anthology Project Menu Assessment
Students create their own anthology of poems--both original and well-known! Use this choice board as an assessment on different types of poetry (haiku, cinquain, limerick, free verse, etc.). Students choose activities from 4 different levels to complete, providing for self-directed learning and differentiation for learning styles.Included in the activity choices are writing poems based on science and social studies topics, recording poems, acting out poems, illustrating, learning poems in sign
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5th - 8th
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Analyzing Poetry Worksheet
This worksheet gives your students the opportunity to perform a comprehensive analysis of a poem. You may alter it according to your classroom or students' needs/goals.
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6th - 12th
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Sentence Construction: Compound Sentences (Worksheets, Quiz, and Project)
This is an excellent source to review or refresh your students' knowledge of compound sentences. You can use it to reteach compound sentences at the beginning of the year, to pull small groups for additional lessons, and use the projects for either unit reviews or as extensions for your advanced learners. This packet includes a note page for students on compound sentences, 3 worksheets on sentence diagramming, conjunctions, and commas in a series. A quiz covering all topics and answer keys are i
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Sentence Construction Bundle: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Poetry Terms Vocabulary Quiz & Crossword Puzzle
Here's a 25 question Crossword Puzzle & Vocabulary Quiz to introduce new terms students will encounter learning Poetry. The vocabulary quiz is designed as a very easy to grade matching word bank exam. File is in Microsoft Word so you can easily edit it to your liking. Answer Key is included. There's even a page for the students with the word list and suggested web sites for them to get definitions from.The 25 question crossword with answer key can be used to introduce to new material, as ext
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8th - 11th
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Poetry Terms Test: 25 Matching Terms with Definitions
While teaching a poetry unit, give your class a review of the content terms by giving them a quiz matching key poetry vocabulary with their definitions. You can allow them to use their notes, use their textbook glossary, or even practice using a dictionary to complete this activity. If it's the end of the unit, this can be combined with an actual poem to form a poetry test. Great review of the vocabulary that students will need to be familiar with as they analyze poems!
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: POETRY ANALYSIS and FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Romeo and Juliet Quizzes
The product is a collection of two quizzes on the play Romeo and Juliet with answer keys. The first quiz is from Act I to Act II, and the second quiz is from Act III to Act V. The quizzes use multiple choice, matching, true and false and short answer.
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8th - 10th
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Poetry Anthology
Use this Poetry Anthology assignment as a culminating activity or summative assessment. Students will choose poems to create from a given list. They will also need to search for and include a poem they like (that they did not write), and analyze it including figurative language, themes, message. Students can be as creative as they like in the design or final presentation of this project. Assessment rubric included.
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5th - 9th
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Free Poetry Annotation Device
Print these on cardstock (or paper), fold in half, and let your students go wild with this annotation device. It lists 26 poetic devices and allows lined space to record the textual evidence.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.I have also included a couple of different techniques for annotation.Enjoy this freebie. My students found it very helpful when annotating poetry. We learn so many literary devices, but someti
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7th - 12th
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Free Marking the Text Bookmark Included! Close Reading Worksheets w/ Answer Key
-analyze original poetry-use free bookmark to mark poems-includes figurative language symbols and examples-includes answer key with marked text-includes mnemonic device for memorizing poetic devices-includes analysis of Title,paraphrase, rhyme scheme, rhythm, alliteration, personification, mood, tone, theme-includes rhythm vocabulary: monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter etc.-includes stresses of meters: iambic, trochaic, dactylic, spondaic, pyrrhic, anapestic
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7th - 12th
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Bilingual Self Assessment Performance Rubrics for Plays and Poems
These bilingual self assessment performance rubrics are wonderful for students to reflect on their preparation, collaboration and performance. Used for both plays and reciting poetry, students can evaluate themselves before or after their performance. The two separate rubrics I created in both English and Spanish for your classroom needs. I have used these at the elementary and middle school level. Check out the EASEL activity version for those who are doing virtual presentations!
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4th - 12th
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Novel Playlist Song Creation Project - Check for understanding/comprehension
What is it?The Playlist Project is a great performance assessment that can do a very thorough job of assessing student comprehension and understanding of any text!Here’s How it Works: Students will create a playlist of titles, and the lyrics to one entire song (using the tune to one of their own favorites), based on a book they recently read. Each title must have some connection to the text itself. It can connect to a major event, a main character, or even part of the setting. The teacher can de
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3rd - 8th
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Literary Devices in The Bible
With Literary Devices you and your students will learn about important writing techniques using Frayer charts and passages from The Bible. Perfect for any homeschool or Christian school. Meaningful questions that will engage students and make them look at scripture in a whole new way. ⏰ About 2 hours of work.Includes:Easel ActivityList of 10 literary devices and definitionsExample of a Frayer chart filled in5 Frayer charts ready to be filled in (independently or as a class)1 Blank Frayer chart
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5th - 8th
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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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