Focused April Spring Poetry Month Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

Are you looking for engaging ways to teach poetry in your classroom? Look no further, this Spring Poetry Unit: Poem of the Week is a complete way to get you set up to begin this study in your classroom. This format is a consistent way to teach your students traditional poetry. My students have gained exposure to a variety of authors and become more fluent readers through these.

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POEM OF THE WEEK PACKET INCLUDES:

• Print and digital format available (see page 3 for link)
• Teacher notes and tips
• Clickable Table of Contents, and list of poems
• Poetry terms anchor charts for class décor or for student notebooks- color and bw options
• Focus poetry letter pennants
• Four activities to use with any poem.
• Poetry mini flip booklet to use on any poem of the week

10 POEMS & ACTIVITIES:

• 5 Original Written Poems and 5 Traditional Poems by Classic Poets. This is a wonderful way to expose students to different styles of poetry writing.
• The selection of Traditional Poems from Classical Poets are hand selected and curated from the public domain and reflect the poetry currently available. Poets include: John Greenleaf Whittier, Evaleen Stein, Frances E. W. Harper, Celia Thaxter and more.
• The focus of the poem of the week is to introduce students to literary analysis skills - such as identifying the poem's message, the theme, visualizing skills and more.
• Each poem is in a large format for student or teacher display/ perfect for enlarging for group discussion.
• Poetry visualization [read my teacher tips]
• Analysis and reflection questions
• Answer keys are provided

POEM OF THE WEEK IS PERFECT FOR:

• mentor texts with focus on poetry
• literacy small groups
• focus poetry skill learning
• test preparation material
• homework
• poem writing practice
• extensions for GT, or accelerated learners
• substitute activities
• and much more!

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