A Valentine by Carroll Poetry Writing/Annotation/Comprehension/Activity/Display

This Common Core Aligned resource featuring the poem "A Valentine" by Lewis Carroll includes 23 worksheet pages that are the perfect, no-prep activities to support your middle or high school students' reading comprehension and understanding of poetry terms, while inspiring them to write their own poems that are ideal for bulletin boards or classroom displays! Even your most reluctant students will relate to this unique Valentine's Day poem that ends with a surprise when the speaker decides to dump a toxic friend!

This resource will guide your students through a deep analysis of the featured poem by prompting students to annotate and answer reading comprehension questions about the text. Stanza-by-stanza writing prompts then encourage students to use the literary devices they have explored to write their own poems. Beautifully illustrated handouts are ideal for bulletin boards or classroom displays!

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⭐ Featuring the complete text of the poem, these 23 beautifully illustrated pages give students at every level the support they need to master skills and standards such as:  

• Identifying and Analyzing Alliteration, Anaphora, Enjambment, Personification, Rhythm, and Repetition
• Exploring Speaker and Point of View

This resource includes:

⭐ One page Note to the Teacher with tips and suggestions for using this resource

⭐ Two pages that include a beautifully illustrated full text of the poem

⭐ One page list of Poetry Terms to Know

⭐ Two pages with the full text of the poem and Annotation Prompts

⭐ One page with Four Reading Comprehension Questions

⭐ Eight pages that provide step-by-step directions to guide students through pre-writing and drafting their own poems. These pages help students:

• Create a speaker and theme for their poems
• Identify poetry techniques to use in their own writing
• Follow stanza by stanza prompts to write their own poems

⭐ Six pages provide beautifully illustrated lined and blank options for students to plan, draft, revise and publish their writing. Completed poems are ideal for creating quick bulletin boards or in-class displays! 

⭐ Two handouts provide extra headline banners, birds, and flying envelope elements for use in classroom bulletin boards and displays.

⭐ Calm the chaos and give yourself the gift of free time this Valentine's Day by inspiring your student writers with this resource today!

This resource is ideal for whole class, pair/share, small group, or individual instruction. Step-by-step prompts encourage students to work independently so that these lessons can easily be left for use with a substitute. 

Stressed about an upcoming observation? This rigorous and fun poetry resource provides everything you need to impress your administration.

Need to chunk step-by-step writing instruction for students with IEPs, 504s, or your ESL students? Let this resource make poetry writing accessible for all.

Want to inspire your AP or Honors students? Distribute the poem and annotation pages as independent work and watch your students' creativity come alive as they write their own model poems.

Have a homeschooler or student on bedside instruction? This resource works perfectly for self-paced independent study or one-on-one tutoring.  

Are you the advisor for your middle or high school poetry club or literary journal? Use this poetry resource as a fun framework for your club meetings.

⭐ This resource is perfect for:

• Whole class instruction
• Pair/share partner work
• Small group writing workshops
• Individualized instruction
• Independent study
• Bulletin board and classroom displays
• Homework
• Substitute work
• Students on bedside instruction
• Poetry workshops
• Poetry clubs
• Home school students and home school co-ops groups
• British Literature classes
• Announced and unannounced observations

⭐ This resource includes handouts that make this lesson accessible, yet rigorous, for students at every level. This resource is appropriate for:

• Students in grades 5-12
• ESL students
• Students with IEP and 504 accommodations
• Inclusion classes
• Basic Skills classes
• Honors students
• AP classes  

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