March Madness Poetry Competition | Poems vs Pop Music | Print-Digital-Editable
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Studying poetry doesn’t have to be boring - turn your English classroom into the site of the March Madness tournament with my March Madness Poetry Competition. Students will study poetic devices used in classic poems and pop music as you move through your very own Top 16 bracket to crown the final winner. Students will have a chance to show off their competitive side and their poetry skills at the same time - and you’ll have a bright and beautiful bracket to display as your students work through the competition.
❤️Why you will LOVE this resource!
With both DIGITAL and PRINT, plus editable, options, you can embed the poetry competition your way - swap out the songs for your students’ favorites, include the poems you teach in your curriculum, and choose whether to compete tech- or tech-free! Your students will be begging for more poem study by the time you crown your champion.
✅Your March Madness Poetry Competition Resource Includes:
- Step-By-Step Directions to assist with planning
- Brackets (BW & colorful included) to track the competition on your bulletin board
- Signs (BW & colorful included) for your bulletin board
To pair up in a head-to-head competition:
- 8 poems from artists including Edgar Allen Poe, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou
- 8 songs from artists including Marvin Gaye, Garth Brooks, and Gym Class Heroes
- 3-point rubric to score poems and songs on theme, mood, and poetic devices
- Digital version of poems + songs
- 13 Google Forms so your students can import their scores electronically
- DIGITAL Bracket to type and project or post on your LMS
- Full EDITABLE version for you to choose your own poems and songs
❤️See what teachers like you are saying about the March Madness Poetry Competition:
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Erin T. says, "My students LOVED our poetry slams. They had so much fun voting, analyzing, and debating the words from the poems and lyrics!"
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Abbie E. says, "This was great! My students loved this activity and looked forward to it daily. We listened to the songs after they were read and that was another thing they looked forward to. We're on the championship round now. Looking forward to seeing if a poem or a pop song wins!”
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