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Higher education poetry resources for Microsoft Word
HIGH SCHOOL POETRY | 5 American Poets: Dickinson, Hughes, Frost, Bishop, Brooks!
This high-school poetry bundle features 5 EDITABLE units on American poetry that can be used in sequence over two weeks. The 5 units feature a total of 50 poems by 5 American poets: Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and Gwendolyn Brooks. By having students read the 10 best poems by each writer, you'll introduce them to the breadth of each poet's work while taking a deep dive into two or three poems in each class session.This poetry curriculum promises to elicit dy
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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"Shall I compare the to a __ __?" Epic Sonnet Battle Mad Lib (Sonnet 18)
Who doesn't love a mad lib?! Students will have fun writing a parody of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. All they have to do is fill in the blanks, but they must also follow the iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme. It's a fun way to review Shakespeare's sonnet structure, rhyme scheme, and meter!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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COTTAGERS AND INDIANS -- Drew Hayden Taylor (Play)
But colonization had a nasty tendency to work its way into the DNA, the beliefs and philosophies and the very ways of life of the people being colonized.~Drew Hayden TaylorLooking for an engaging, entertaining, and enlightening play?Hayden Taylor is a well-known Indigenous storyteller using various media for which he has received praise and awards. He loves “to explore and teach through humour.” (xi) It is his trademark, and his humour will make you laugh and, perhaps, step on your colonial toes
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDY BUNDLE: 5 Authors & 5 Genres
Performing Poetry: Creating an Oral Interpretation of a Poem
REVISED AND UPDATED August 3rd 2019!Performing Poetry is a one-to-two week long assignment that takes students through the process of finding and developing an interpretation of a poem for performance in the classroom. It contains the lesson, students handouts, a performance rubric, a student seld-evaluation, suggestions for poems to use, and several great vocal warm ups that I use extensively in my drama classes. One of the nice things about teaching students to create an oral interpretation of
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Analyzing Rhetoric and Poetic Devices in Hamilton
Infuse your classroom with the exciting, contemporary hip-hop of Hamilton: an American Musical! Loved around the world, Hamilton can bring energy and joy to poetry and rhetorical analysis. This packet combines both, per needs in my curriculum; however, it's highly customizable, so you can adjust the focus as needed for your own class. This lesson aims to help students recognize the arguments in music and art all around them.Packet asks students to analyze "Cabinet Battle #1," "Cabinet Battle #2,
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ANY Poem! Comprehensive: Diction, Tone, Mood, Topic, Theme, Symbolism, Etc STAAR
ANY Poem - Comprehensive Poetry Assignment - Addresses: Diction, Tone, Mood, Topic, Theme, Symbolism, Imagery, Shift, Writing Response, Etc.
This assignment can be used to lead students to achieve a broader understanding of any poem- no matter how difficult. The assignment can be completed in a class period, as homework, or (may favorite) a little bit at a time over the course of a week or so (maybe as a warm-up?).
I have included the assignment, an explanation of how to complete the assignme
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" AP Lit. Style Quiz
After students have read Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," give them this closed-book quiz. There are two excerpts attached to mimic the close reading multiple choice questions from the AP Literature exam. There is a bonus question drawn from a modern poem cited/included at the end. Key included.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Quiz
Here is a quick 20 question test/quiz on the basic elements of plot and figurative language in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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15 Minute Creative Writing Exercises
Are you curious about your own creative potential, but unsure where to start? Do you love reading literature, and have always wondered if this means you have a writer within you? Do you want to dedicate time towards exploring your creative side, but wonder how you will fit this into an already too-busy schedule? So let's explore... All you need is 10 minutes a week to awaken your creativity, to satisfy your urge to explore words, and to get you started. You will not arrive at a finished product
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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British Literature Final Exam 235 Questions with Answer Key
This exam is multiple choice, matching and some true and false on the second half of the 17th century, the 18th century (Enlightenment), the Romantic Period and the Victorian Period.
1.Matching the periods to the details and writers.
2. Multiple choice on literary terms.
3.Matching the writers to their works and biographical details in 2 sections.
4.Matching the works to quotes from the literature in 2 sections
5.Multiple choice about the literary devices in the quotes.
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Some true and false o
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Eight Creative Writing Lessons
This writing lesson plan is an excellent resource for teachers and students alike. It covers various writing styles and techniques with carefully crafted lessons, including fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry, and short stories.Each lesson is designed to help students hone their writing skills and take their craft to the next level. The provided examples help students better understand the concepts and how to apply them to their writing.The lesson plan includes eight lessons, each covering a uniq
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock"; A NEED-TO-KNOW Handout
This handout focuses on what your students, especially those college-bound or in college, need to know about Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock.”
Its fill-in-the-blanks format, largely text-based, has your students analyze the historical background of the poem, its themes, structure, mock-epic genre, and stylistic features.
The handout begins by stressing that “rape” in the title meant “theft” in Pope’s time, not that horrible crime in its modern sense, which does not occur in the poem.
However,
40 Rhetorical & Poetic Devices: Definitions and Activities
Tired of teaching the same five Rhetorical Devices to every grade?! (Hello metaphor, simile, personification, symbol, and onomatopoeia!)This package has FORTY (40) different rhetorical, poetic, and stylistic writing devices - with definitions and examples!It also comes with SEVENTY (70) unidentified sentences and phrases that students then work to identify, as well as a writing activity to really drive home how to incorporate them into their writing. Easy to print and go or to post online as a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
'The hollow men' by T.S. Eliot - Analysis
Zipped up poetry program. This resource provides an at-a-glance interpretation of the poem 'The hollow men' by T.S. Eliot. A summary of Eliot's use of diction, themes, allusions, style and rhetorical devices is provided as a basis for a deeper exploration of the multiple meanings signified in this fascinatingly complex poem. The teacher should find this transparency a helpful starting point for discussion and debate. Please ensure that each student has a legitimate copy of the poem. The version
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Ian McEwan's Atonement - Reading and Discussion Questions
This file contains over 50 detailed, discussion-sparking questions for an in-depth study of McEwan's Atonement. The questions probe issues of structure, literary techniques (such as narrative POV, prolepsis, symbolism, pacing, character development, etc), and theme. In addition are an A.E. Housman poem (from a collection alluded to in the novel) that encourages students to connect contemporary poetry and Atonement, specifically Robbie's character, as well as an essay by Joseph Conrad on the writ
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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An analysis of Wilfred Owen's poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" English Literature
Analysis of Wilfred Owen's poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth"
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Exam Literature and Poetry Term Review
This document contains well over 100 literary and poetry terms that I have taught my students over the duration of my year-long AP Literature and Composition course. It is meant as a review, not as the first exposure to these terms, as the initial notes they are drawn from are far more extensive. All the terms are defined as concisely as possible.
Hope it helps your students prep for the test as it does mine.
I've been teaching a very successful AP Literature program for 9 years that I sta
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12th, Higher Education
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Starry Night - the painting and 2 poems
In this activity I use the painting Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and the two poems "Starry Night" by Tupac Shakur and "The Starry Night" by Anne Sexton. It's interesting to see how two very different authors were inspired by the same painting. I've also included questions about each of the poems.
If you don't have a color copier you could put the painting up on a projector/smartboard.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Novel Study: The Poet X by: Elizabeth Acevedo Book Summary Guidelines
Students will read The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. As students read the book, they will explore various themes, character dynamics, narrative techniques, and the broader societal and cultural implications presented in The Poet X. Students will use the following guiding questions to write a summative essay outlining the bolded listed items above. This also includes the book summary requirements in detail (i.e. formatting, title page, citation, analysis, etc.), plagarism statement and Criteria fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Poetry and Symbolism using Hope is a Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson
In this lesson, students will learn about Emily Dickinson, her life of seclusion, and analyze how the life she chose to live affected her poetry. Students will pick apart and analyze, in depth, the poem "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" interpreting each line in each stanza and identify the symbolism within. Discussion of this poem includes a variety of Level 3 (strategic thinking), and Level 4 (extended thinking) Depth of Knowledge questioning stems. Students will gain an understanding of fi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Oda al Tomate Personificacion
This delightful little poem by Pablo Neruda will entertain as well as encourage students to read and enjoy poetry. There are two activities: the analysis, line by line, of the poem and a fill-in chart with the inanimate object and its personifying characteristics. Answer keys are provided. Appropriate for native and non-native speakers and homeschoolers with native speaker guidance.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
The poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou and questions to go along with the poem.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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English Literature Poetry Analysis: "LONDON" by William Blake
English Literaturepoetry analysis"London" by William Blake
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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FROM THE ASHES Jesse Thistle (Non-Fiction)
Every step is a gift, every one is sacred, and each, in its own little way, is a prayer for me. ~Jesse ThistleGreetings,Jesse Thistle's From the Ashes is like a Swiss Army knife. It's sharp non-fiction. It reads like good fiction with each chapter being a short story in itself. It contains high drama. It is full of poetry and poetic writing. Four genres in one! Quite an accomplishment, Jesse. Well done.Three smart people recommended the book: my wife, a teacher colleague, and bookstore clerk.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDY BUNDLE: 5 Authors & 5 Genres
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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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