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Free 8th grade poetry assessments
Identifying Figurative Language-Free
In this handout, students are asked to read examples provided and identify which types of figurative language exist. (Alliteration, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, and Imagery). This is a great way to assess what students already know about figurative language or a great review after you have taught this lesson.
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1. simile
2. simile (or personification)
3. metaphor
4. simile (or hyperbole)
5. metaphor
6. personification
7. imagery
8. onomatopoeia
9. simile (
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5th - 12th
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Weekly Reading Log with Depth and Complexity Icons Bundle
Help your readers stay on track with this weekly reading log. We use this as homework but it could easily be used in the classroom as well.Students track their daily reading, including title, time spent reading, and pages read. On the back, there is space for a text response. At the end of the week, readers add up their pages and time spent reading. A space for a parent signature is the final piece.The icons of depth and complexity (often called GATE Icons) are added so that students may thi
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3rd - 8th
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Poem Analysis, Quiz, Writing a Tribute Poem for use with Dear Basketball
In honor of Kobe Bryant and his commitment to children, this resource is free. I hope you use it to not only enhance your lessons on poetry, but also to keep his memory and his contributions alive in the hearts of those who may not otherwise witness the legend that is and was Kobe Bryant.The resource incorporates lessons on reading, analyzing, and writing poetry utilizing an engaging public figure and phenom with whom students can connect.Included in the resource:Teacher instructions for using t
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4th - 12th
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Similes and Metaphors Practice
Students will use this handout to distinguish between sentences with similes and sentences with metaphors. This product has 2 handouts on the same page, so you can cut it in half and save paper on this activity. You could also use this as a quiz or as an opportunity for students to illustrate a sentence after identifying it as a simile or metaphor. Already taught the lesson? Use this for students to practice their skills for homework! Enjoy!
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4th - 8th
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The Raven by Edgar Alan Poe
This is a fun small group activity that can be used in grades 8 through 12. This is an assignment that requires deep thinking and that the students actually enjoy. I usually introduce this activity in October to set the Halloween theme. Divide the class up into small groups of a minimum of 2 students but no more than 4 students. Give each group one of more verses of Edgar Alan Poe’s poem The Raven. Have the students totally and thoroughly translate the verse(s) into today’s modern language.
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8th - 11th
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Figurative Language Projects & Activities Learning Menu (Choice Board)
What better way to differentiate for all learners then to allow students to choose in which way they learn?
This FREE Resource allows students to order their learning from a menu of options from Appetizer to Dessert.
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Students choose two appetizers, one side dish, one entree, and one dessert from the menu in order to show mastery of figurative language skill at different cognitive levels.
There is something for every type of learner at multiple cognitive levels.
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5th - 10th
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Identifying Similes and Metaphors with Kanye West
***Due to school closings associated with COVID-19, I am making this product temporarily FREE to support education at home***Bring music into the classroom with this worksheet that asks students to classify quotes and lyrics by Kanye West as either similes or metaphors. The worksheet can be used as a formative or pre-assessment. This is a great way to relate figurative language to a topic that students are familiar with. This product has been updated (December 2018) based on the feedback I have
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6th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis Handout - for any poem
Use this one-page handout to help secondary students analyse and deconstruct any poem. This easy, step-by-step handout is structured in four parts:Poetic form and structureLanguage use and effectVisual and auditory imageryTone, mood, message and reader interpretations.I've developed this handout over several years and have found it helped my most reluctant and struggling students to engage with and analyse poetry. Check out my other poetry resources:POWERPOINT Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Ow
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7th - 12th
Jabberwocky Poetry Analysis
Help your students analyze the nonsense words in Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" with this easy to follow handout. Use it as bellwork, an in-class assignment, homework, or even for sub plans.
Students learn about portmanteaus, assess rhyme scheme, label parts of speech, and analyze the impact of diction (word choice) on a poem's tone, mood, and theme.
This product contains the .pdf version of the worksheet, as well as access to an editable Google docs version.
Extend this lesson by then having
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7th - 10th
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Poetry Analysis
I've developed a seven step process for poetry analysis. This packet includes those steps with six practice poems ("The Tyger" by William Blake, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou, "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson, "When Great Dogs Fight" by Melvin B. Tolson, "If" by Rudyard Kipling, and "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes). It also includes one pop quiz using Wordsworth's "Daffodils."
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5th - 8th
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FREE Poetry Analysis and Annotation Cheat Sheet, Invictus Poem Worksheet Bonus
This secret poetry cheat sheet is a free sample of the Poetry Writing Activities and Poem Analysis Guides Bundle. !!! DON'T MISS OUT on this incredible offer! You can snag the Poetry Writing Activities and Poem Analysis Guides Bundle at a jaw-dropping 30% off!!! ✨Get ready to set your classroom ablaze with the magic of poetry! ✨ With poem annotation and analysis activities, you're turning every lesson into a poetic treasure hunt, where every line is a clue to understanding the poet's heart.If yo
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6th - 8th
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PARCC Like Assessment: Literary Analysis Task FREEBIE
This literary analysis task contains two different texts. One is a drama and one is poem. Both of the texts have three evidence based selected response questions. At the end of the assessment is a writing prompt integrating the two texts. A complete answer key is included with this download. This is resource would be great for instructional or assessment purposes.
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3rd - 8th
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Poetry Portfolio / Folder / Book Cover | Miss Rusden | FREE RESOURCE
If you teach poetry then I am sure you are familiar with that amazing feeling when a student finishes a piece and looks at you with a beaming smile that reads..... "I DID IT!" Why not provide them with a fun way to present and file these poems by printing this poetry portfolio book cover!? I print these on one side of an A3 sheet and then fold in half which allows them to either staple in a clear plastic sheet (or multiple) or simply staple in their finished pieces. In this resource you will fin
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4th - 10th
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Poema "Querido baloncesto" - Plantillas para analizar el poema
Antes de hacer la descarga de este material, debes leer la siguiente información:Este recurso gratuito se creó con la intención de traer lecturas atemperadas a la actualidad y que despierte interés en nuestros chicos. Donde estos puedan analizar un texto y trabajar la redacción. El recurso incluye 3 plantillas, dos de estas para analizar el poema escrito por Kobe Bryant, ante su retiro de la NBA y una plantilla para trabajar sus memorias dentro y fuera de la cancha. Es un excelente recurso para
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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Poetry Test
GREAT Poetry Test! This test assesses the elements of poetry and types of figurative language including:
simile rhyme haiku
metaphor rhythm acrostic
personification rhyme scheme concrete
alliteration quatrains English sonnet
hyperbole stanzas epic
onomatopoeia couplets ode
Answer key included!
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6th - 9th
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What is the Mood and Tone in this Poem?
A very short activity or assessment for the literary element, Mood and Tone.
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6th - 9th
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Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou MC Reading Analysis/Comprehension Test
This 17-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test/quiz on “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” Poem by Maya Angelou has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable
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5th - 8th
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Paired Text: Nonfiction and Poetry
A paired text with pre-reading discussion questions and post-reading analysis questions. Amy's Tan's "Fish Cheeks" is a memoir and is paired with the poem "Masks" by Shel Silverstein. Both texts explore themes of self acceptance and identity.
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7th - 9th
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Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out Shel Silverstein Test
This 19-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poem “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel Silverstein has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, a
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Grade 7 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 4 Poetry Reading Test Bundle (19 total)
Literary Devices Examples
10 examples of Literary Devices. Each example means "The house is big" but a different literary device is used to express that the house is big. This can be used as a quiz or an exercise for students to identify different literary devices being used.
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7th - 8th
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Digital Paired Poetry Set 1 - Cold Read or Test Prep- FREE RESOURCE
My Paired Poetry Series is going DIGITAL. This resource uses Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Hope is a Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson. This series is intended for cold read poetry analysis and assessment, but can be used as a quiz after teaching the poems as well. Best of all! This first set is FREE!Includes: Digital Google Form with Poems and 15 Multiple Choice QuestionsPDF of Print Version for Non-Digital UseKeyStandards Chart for each Question Standards Assessed: RL 1- Cite stron
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Paired Poetry BUNDLE - Five Sets of Digital Paired Poetry Quizzes
Annabel Lee - Edgar Allen Poe
Annabel Lee poem and homework questions
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8th - 12th
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Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Project
This engaging project can be used as an assessment of students' understanding of figurative devices. The assignment can be modified to meet your students' specific needs.
In this assignment, students analyze a song or artist's lyrics for 5 different figurative devices, not only identifying them, but also explaining HOW they identified them. Students share their work using technology tools (if you are lacking technology, however, students could create posters).
Included in this download is an e
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Multiple Choice Assessment: "Still I Rise" and "America"
PSSA and Common Core-aligned multiple choice assessment as an end-of-lesson check for understanding of Maya Angelou and Claude McKay's poems. Skills covered include vocabulary in context, figurative language, tone, author's purpose, and structure.
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7th - 9th
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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.
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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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