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High school poetry homeschool curricula
The Bells - Edgar Allen Poe- Reading assignment handout
This handout is a reading assignment and/or assessment designed to have students use multiple levels of intelligence to answer questions. The poem, "The Bells" is provided along with a side-by-side column that includes interactive questions for the text.
I designed this assignment as practice preparation for an Alternative Reading Assessment to the state reading tests. It can either be used as an assessment or a stand alone assignment for a Edgar Allen Poe Unit or Poetry Unit.
The Bell
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8th - 12th
"Harlem" by Langston Hughes: Poem, Questions, & Key
Common Core, Smarter BalancedThis unit is on Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem” and it is Common Core aligned and written as a Smarter Balanced assessment.If you need an emergency lesson for a substitute this unit would help you quickly in a pinch. This unit is broken down into 4 sections:"Harlem":1. The poem (1 page)2. Selected Response: 2 multiple-choice questions (1 page)3. Constructive Response: 2 short-answer questions (1 page)4. Answer key (1 page)All 4 pages come in Word and in PDF, making fo
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8th - 11th
Emergency Art Sub Plan 3-D Spider & Web! Middle School Value Drawing Activity
Unique Implied Line Drawing with 3-D Spider with Poetry Extension! Great for Halloween Art Fun! Middle School or High School Art Sub Plan or Easy Seasonal Display Project! This seasonal art lesson can be used as a cross-curricular art + middle school poetry or an art + science insect lesson! Use this Autumn or Halloween-themed art drawing lesson to teach about implied lines. simple contour drawing, value, focal point, and 3-D Paper construction! Works as a great “time filler” when some students
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5th - 9th
Haiku Poems: Honing Our Haiku Skills
This FREE mini-lesson reviews haiku poetry. It shows the format for writing haiku poems, as well as gives examples of original haiku poems. Students will create and write their own haiku poems on the designated topics: springtime, a frog, and rain. In addition, there is a list of possible topics for writing original haiku poems.
Links to other poetry products:
Poetry Vocabulary Introduction
Limericks {Laughable Poetry}
Introduction to Figurative Language
Thank you for your interest! If you l
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4th - 10th
ELEMENTS OF POETRY/ ELEMENTOS DE LA POESIA (Bilingual Powerpoint)/Poetic Devices
This is a bilingual (English/Spanish) powerpoint presentation with the basics of Poetic Devices in both languages. It includes explanations and examples of: Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Figurative Language, Idioms, Alliteration and Personification. It is great for newcomers who don't speak English yet or students who are learning these concepts for the first time. Thank you for your support! Please comment what other bilingual powerpoints would be beneficial for your class!
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Love That Dog Unit Study
A Fun Way To Teach Poetry!!Teach your learners about the different types of poetry using Sharon Creech's fun youth novel titled "Love That Dog." As Jack, the main character of the book, learns about poetry, your learners can practice what Jack is taught to create and express themselves through own poems. A suggested schedule is included. As a bonus, we also include links to helpful videos and definitions of various literary devices that will improve all their writing, not just poetry.
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5th - 12th
Poetry & Imagery-ELL/ESL/MLL, Homeschool, Diverse Learners Google Slides/Docs
This is a dynamic educational resource, crafted for Google Classroom integration. My goal with this product was to create a presentation and activities that would help my students understand poetic literary elements such as imagery and mood, in order to better understand (and appreciate) poetry, and then transfer that understanding to deciphering mood and tone in all of their reading, in order to increase comprehension. It is thoughtfully designed to cater to a diverse range of learners, inclu
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7th - 12th
Poetry Styles and Poet Biographies Notebooking Unit: 6th-12th grades
Teach your middle and high school students about ten styles of poetry & the biographies of over 30 famous poets with this Poetry Notebooking Style Unit Study.*Easily modified for upper elementary.This Poets and Poetry Unit bundle can be used to create a year long study of poetry. Have your student research each of the poets for which there is a biography page to answer the questions. Questions cover the poets birth and death dates, where they were born, what style of poetry they used, how
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6th - 12th
Imagism Poetry - Unit Study - Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, H.D. Cummings
Imagism Poetry within American Literature may be one of my favorite units to teach because of the rich imagery and figurative language embedded in the poetry. This unit asks students to close read and annotate poems by the biggest writers of the time period. As an added bonus, I have thrown in a poem published this year by David Thomas Martinez. Sections include: - a summary of Imagism by Amy Lowell- a notes page defining four poetic terms I feel relate directly to Imagism Poetry; Synecdoche, Ju
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9th - 12th
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Materials for use with the English poetess Christina Rossetti
This bundle contains a collection of materials for teaching the English poetess Christina Rossetti. It includes quizzes, vocabulary word searches, and copies of the poems. Just print and go! Each quiz contains 8 multiple choice and 2 short responses. Vocabulary word searches contain at least 20 - 40 words for use with the poem.Great for quick literacy activities, enrichment, or introducing students to an iconic poetess! Poem Materials Included:Quizzes (8 multiple choice questions and 2 short res
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6th - 12th
Pride Month 2024 LGBTQIA+ English High School Author Study Pat Parker, LGBTQ
Honor Pride Month 2024 & the LGBTQ+ Community by teaching this inspiring poetry activity created for grades 10-12. Teach this activity to high school English and History students or with GSA /LGBTQ+ Clubs at your high school. During this activity, students are exposed to one of the most inspiring LGBTQ+ American authors. Students engage critically with issues related to gender, sexuality, and societal norms by exploring Pat Parker's poem, "My Lover is a Woman". This poem has mature content a
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
The Poet X FULL UNIT (14 classes)
This complete ELA unit for the verse novel The Poet X includes a comprehensive UBD unit plan (Common Core Standards met, transferable skills, understandings, essential questions, assessments, and a day-by-day lesson plan with pacing recommendations), an introductory Google slideshow for the unit, annotation homework assignments, daily Google Slideshows for each class discussion, a cumulative assessment poetry project, tools for running a poetry-writing workshop in the classroom, and an end-of-un
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8th - 12th
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"The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes: Poem, Questions, & Key
Common Core, Smarter BalancedThis unit is on Langston Hughes’ poem “The Weary Blues” and it is Common Core aligned and written as a Smarter Balanced assessment.If you need an emergency lesson for a substitute this unit would help you quickly in a pinch. This unit is broken down into 4 sections:"The Weary Blues":1. The poem (1 page)2. Selected Response: 5 multiple-choice questions (1 page)3. Constructive Response: 2 short-answer questions (1 page)4. Answer key (1 page)All 4 pages come in Word and
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8th - 11th
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Valentine's Day & Black History Month Poetry Activity for High School English
Want an inspiring high school English activity for Black History Month and Valentine’s Day? ❤️ Teach this poem activity with your high school English students. During this activity, students engage critically with issues related to gender, sexuality, and societal norms by exploring Pat Parker's poem, "My Lover is a Woman". This poem has mature content and is ideal for a mature student population since the poem uses sensitive language and explores themes of oppression, racism, discrimination, and
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Sonnet Activity Renaissance Poetry with Petrarch
Poetry doesn't have to be just for Language Arts. Celebrate one of the earliest Renaissance poets, Petrarch, who wrote sonnets long before Shakespeare came on the scene.This detailed guide includes:● A complete lesson plan for 1 90 minute or 2 50 minute lessons● Student handouts for two activities: identifying rhyme scheme and writing sonnets● Background reading on Francesco PetrarchIn this common-core aligned lesson students merge humanist values of romantic love with working in a structured po
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7th - 11th
Also included in: Renaissance Activities Bundle
Materials for use with the Outstanding Harlem Rennaissance poet Claude McKay
This bundle contains a collection of materials for teaching the Jamaican-American Harlem Renaissance poet Calude McKay. It includes quizzes, vocabulary word searches, and copies of poems that appear in the public domain. Just print and go! Each quiz contains 8 multiple choice and 2 short responses. Vocabulary word searches contain at least 20 - 40 words for use with the poem.Great for quick literacy activities, enrichment, or introducing students to an iconic poet of the Harlem Renaissance.Poem
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4th - 12th
Women's History Month Female Authors Poetry Activity for High School English
Want an inspiring high school English activity for Women's History Month? ❤️ Teach this poem activity with your high school English students. During this activity, students engage critically with issues related to gender, sexuality, and societal norms by exploring Pat Parker's poem, "My Lover is a Woman". This poem has mature content and is ideal for a mature student population since the poem uses sensitive language and explores themes of oppression, racism, discrimination, and marginalization o
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: Questions / Test / Assessment with Answer Key
This document is designed to act as a set of questions or a test / assessment for students studying Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven":1- Students may answer the questions after or while closely reading the poem to push students to deepen their understanding of the poem.2- Students may answer the questions as part of a test or assessment at the end of a unit. If you choose to use this as a test or assessment, students would need a copy of the poem to refer to as they complete the test / a
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Old English, Beowulf, and Anglo-Saxons
This zipped file contains 2 PowerPoint Presentations I've created pertaining to the beginnings of the English language up through the Viking invasions, and another about Beowulf and anglo-saxon poetry including Caedmon's Hymn.
There are 3 writing assignments and 4 written test questions in a document called "Assignments and Assessments."
There is a handout pertaining to Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, meant to help students follow along during the lecture.
Finally, my Understanding by Desig
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Stationenlernen - Gedichte: FÜR MEINE FAMILIE (Mama, Papa, Oma, Opa)
Das vorliegende Material ist eine Mischung aus einem Gedichtband und einem Malbuch und ist speziell für die Klassen 4-6 konzipiert, um kreatives Schreiben zu fördern. Es ist aber auch für Kinder ab 2 Jahren geeignet, um kreativ und künstlerisch Gedichte zu gestalten und zu verschenken. Das thematische Gedichtbändchen lässt sich sowohl im Unterricht als auch zuhause mit den Eltern oder alleine leicht umsetzen. Je nach Aufwand und Förderung des kreativen Schreibens benötigt man zwischen einer und
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1st - 10th
Casey At The Bat Writing assignment
This assignment is great to show main idea, poetry terms, and application of many concepts students need to be able to apply. You will get a copy of the poem, multiple choice questions about the poem, notes about poetry terms found in the poem, a final assessment with criteria for students to create his/her own poem about something they like or participate in, and the Disney cartoon of Casey at The Bat.
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6th - 9th
Odyssey Quiz Books 11-12: The Underworld, Sirens, Skylla/Charybdis and Helios
Odyssey Quiz Books 11-12: Odysseus encounters several well-known challenges: he journeys to the underworld, passes the Sirens, Skylla, Charybdis, and the sun god, Helios. This is a multiple choice quiz and key, useful as a reading check and springboard for discussion.
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8th - 10th
Materials for use with the America poet Carl Sandburg
This bundle contains a collection of materials for teaching the America and Pulitzer Prize poet Carl Sandburg. It includes quizzes, vocabulary word searches, and copies of poems that appear in the public domain. Just print and go! Each quiz contains 8 multiple choice and 2 short responses. Vocabulary word searches contain at least 20 - 40 words for use with the poem.Great for quick literacy activities, enrichment, or introducing students to an iconic poet of America, Chicago, and the working cla
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6th - 12th
Langston Hughes Introduction PowerPoint & Student Guide
This 17-slide PowerPoint introduces the poet Langston Hughes to students. See the preview for more information of what is contained in the presentation.Topics include the following: Vital Statistics, Early Years, High School, After High School, Writing, College, Harlem Renaissance, Major Influences, Not Just Poetry, Historical First, and In His Own Words.This unit is a great way to study the Harlem Renaissance, Modern Literature, and/or Langston Hughes.In addition to the PPT, there is a 4-page f
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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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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