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High school poetry resources for Easel $5-10
High School English Sub Plans for Language Arts Classes With 10 Lesson Plans
Looking for emergency sub plans for your high school English class? If you don't have time to make detailed sub plans, or need some creative lesson plans to use in-between units, this is the resource for you! Don't let sick days be wasted days - these no-prep lessons are meaningful for students and easy for substitute teachers to implement! All student materials are available in PDF to print and writeable Google Slides. DETAILS:⭐ 10 Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ 8 Individual Lesson (two lessons last f
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8th - 12th
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Poetry Elements Escape: The Raven: ELA Digital Escape: Middle/High School Escape
⭐Who says ELA test prep needs to be boring? ⭐ Teen students are invited to compete using clues that practice Imagery/Symbolism, Rhyme Schemes, Poetic Devices, Plot Diagram and Comprehension Quiz. ⭐ This fully immersive 360° escape room based on "The Raven" will have students read and listen to the poem then solve clues to escape with their sanity intact!⭐A perfect introduction to Poetry! ⭐ Playing this fully immersive 360° Raven escape room will take students through imagery/symbolism of the po
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: *ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle
Emergency Sub Plans for English Language Arts Classes in High School
Looking for emergency sub plans for your high school English classes? If you don't have time to make detailed sub plans, or need some creative lesson plans to use in-between units, this is the resource for you! Don't let sick days be wasted days - these no-prep lessons are meaningful for students and easy for substitute teachers to implement! All student materials are writeable in Google Slides. DETAILS:⭐ 5 Days of Lesson Plans ⭐ Lesson #1: Students read, respond to, and write a mimic poem for
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8th - 12th
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Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages
(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Paired Text Analysis Lessons for "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou & Tupac
Literary analysis is less intimidating with these paired text analysis lesson plans for Maya Angelou's poem and Tupac's song "Still I Rise." Detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans integrate close reading, text-based writing, and research skills, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” may a
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8th - 11th
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Poetry Writing Activities - 22 Different Poetry Types for High School Students
Your high school students will write poetry with comfort and ease! In this Writing Poetry Packet, students are led through the process of writing 22 different types of poetry including Definition/Anit-Definition Poem, Haiku, Sonnets, Blackout Poetry, Found Poems, 2-Line Poems, Condensed Poetry, Prose Poetry, Memory Poems, Persona Poems, Bio Poems, Title Poems and NINE different poems inspired by famous poets including Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Shakespeare, Sandra Cisneros, William Carlos
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8th - 12th
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Slam Poetry Close Reading Analysis Questions for Middle School and High School
Slam Poetry Comprehension and Analysis Questions for 18 different spoken word poems will give you a variety of “go to” slam poems that are engaging, yet challenging for students. With a blend of spoken word comprehension, analysis, and response questions, with multiple choice and short answer formats, you can help students to be accurate and perceptive, analytical and connected audience members. Complete with detailed answer keys, this no-prep resource is perfect for differentiation, extension,
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9th - 12th
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RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER UNIT - poem, study guide, workbook & editable test
Need a complete unit on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge with lessons and activities that create instant student understanding? This study guide, workbook and assessment has everything you need. Your British Literature students will love the fun, vibrant pages of the study guide. Vocabulary explanations, plot summaries, and an accompanying workbook with questions help comprehension and keep students busily engaged. No lesson prep is needed because everything has been h
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10th - 12th
POETRY WRITING UNIT - 18 Creative Writing Lesson Plans & 85 Activities
This grade 9-12 POETRY WRITING UNIT PLAN has 18 detailed creative writing lessons and 85 fun activities. Students are guided through journal activities to complete a poetry portfolio packet of 7 poems. It is a no prep, print and go (or put on Google Classroom) resource. The 89 slide vibrant PowerPoint presentation with some fun animations leads the students through each lesson. A sub without any prep time could supervise these lessons. All student instructions are supplied in the PowerPoint pre
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9th - 12th
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Slam Poetry Unit Brainstorming Exercises and Spoken Word Poetry Writing Prompts
Writing slam poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered, and engaging! Get students ready for your poetry slam with detailed poetry brainstorming exercises, prompts, a slam poem feedback rubric, and different student examples. This is an unusually useful resource for your teaching of slam poetry.uild poetry writing skills with this digital and print, no prep resource. *******************************************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resour
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8th - 11th
Halloween Activities: The Raven Halloween Language Arts Activity Packet - Color
Halloween Reading Activities: The Raven Halloween Activity Packet Color Version:This Halloween activity packet gives an in-depth exploration into Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poem, "The Raven". Includes a reprint of "The Raven" (1845), a vocabulary worksheet over terms from "The Raven", a reading comprehension quiz over "The Raven" covering each of the 18 stanzas of the poem, a reading selection and activity on rhyme scheme for the "The Raven", a reading selection on literary devices of sound, an
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8th - 12th
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Sonnets: Critique & Create, Lesson & Handouts; Google Classroom & PDF
Google Classroom added in 2020 This product is now available in two formats, printable and Google Classroom. The Google Classroom version includes all student handouts. Answer keys are kept separate on the printable version. The printable version has remained the same.Sonnets Lesson Plan: Students can stomp it, shout it, and get the beat while grappling with the challenge of iambic pentameter in Sonnets: Critique & Create. This set of lessons, guides, and handouts provides detailed instruct
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7th - 12th
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PARADISE LOST UNIT Study Guide, Workbook & Editable Quiz - includes poem!
Need a unit on the opening of Book One of John Milton's Paradise Lost that propels your British Literature students into this powerful epic? A Study Guide, a workbook with activities and questions, AND an editable quiz- phew! Even an illustrated poem excerpt is included. No lesson prep is needed because everything has been has been done for you and no bulky, back-straining textbook is required! The vibrantly colorful pages of the Study Guide will enhance your students understanding of this dram
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10th - 12th
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SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT UNIT STUDY GUIDE, WORKBOOK, QUIZ & POEM
Need a poem unit on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that will wow your British Literature students? A Study Guide, a Workbook AND an editable Quiz- phew! The vibrantly colorful pages of the Study Guide and the fun 21st century translation will enhance their understanding of this powerful Medieval narrative. No longer will Gawain lessons risk becoming a snooze fest! No teacher prep is needed; everything has been has been done for you. Even the poem excerpt is included. No bulky, back-straining t
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10th - 12th
Poem and Song Lyric Analysis - Paired Texts Lesson Plans for High School English
Make text analysis less intimidating with these detailed, CCSS-aligned lesson plans high school English teachers are loving! Paired texts lessons (William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus" and Imagine Dragons' song "Whatever it Takes") integrate close reading, text-based writing, speaking, listening, and research skills, making this resource both engaging and worthwhile. *Due to copyright, only the text of "Invictus" is provided in this resource. I have linked to the other texts which are readily
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8th - 11th
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Langston Hughes Poetry Lesson - Seven Poems and Activities
Enjoy this engaging activity to study Langston Hughes's Harlem Renaissance poetry. Content, diction, imagery, and compelling messages about Black honor and pride are fascinating and relevant to your high school ELA students. The Harlem Renaissance was the time when Black Americans established a platform for their voices to be heard. Langston Hughes was the a prominent writer of the Harlem Renaissance. His poetry style and message portrays the plight of Black Americans and brings attention to the
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9th - 12th
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Sonnets: Notes on Form
This is a set of print-and-go notes on Sonnets. There is one page of guided notes which can be used to pull the essential elements from Thomas C. Foster's chapter “If It's Square It's a Sonnet” (from How to Read Poetry Like a Professor or the first edition of How to Read Literature Like a Professor) or can be used with lecture notes. It is not necessary to have access to Foster's text to use this lesson. Students can then practice sonnet analysis on two sonnets.This is part of a Sonnets Mini
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10th - 12th
Poetry Unit Student Packet Unit Supplement for Writing and Analyzing Poetry
This poetry writing student packet is included in my 3-Week Poetry Unit! This student document can be printed into a traditional packet or used with writeable Google slides (included). In the unit, students write many different types of poetry, analyze poetry by learning poetic devices and terms, create a beautiful poetry portfolio, take a quiz, and do poetry presentations. All the prep work is done - just print and go! A link to a writeable version for Google Classroom is included. Wait!!! This
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9th - 12th
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THE CANTERBURY TALES PROLOGUE UNIT STUDY GUIDE, WORKBOOK, QUIZ: POEM INCLUDED!
This no-prep, self-guided unit - INCLUDING THE POEM - presents the 13 most interesting pilgrims from Chaucer's The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. This independent work packet includes a Study Guide, a workbook, and an editable 25 question quiz- phew! The colorful pages of the Study Guide and the exciting 21st century translation will delight your British Literature students and enhance their understanding of this Medieval poem. Vocabulary explanations, plot summaries, and an accompanying work
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10th - 12th
Practice Writing Extended Metaphors (Similes & Metaphors) (Creative Writing)
This is a six-page product that gives students various ways to access (and then create) Extended Metaphors (and Similes). It starts with a quick and easy, one-page worksheet to kickstart students in their creative writing. There are seventeen metaphor stems which students have to fill out (e.g., Freedom is _____________.) After completing the worksheet, students share with a partner, but also choose their favourite three as the basis for writing extended metaphors (e.g., Freedom is a summer's
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7th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby - Found Poem and Blackout Poem - Creative Imagery Activities
Your high school ELA American Literature students will love this creative activity examining imagery, symbolism, and diction in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby! These poetry activities are an engaging way to nurture students' appreciation of Fitzgerald's lyrical diction and use of figurative language. No-prep.Directions require students to find and copy/paste a page from the novel, underline illustrative words and phrases,create a topic or theme, compose a poem using Fitzgerald's great w
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts Song Lyric Analysis Close Reading Lesson Plans - High School ELA
Engage students with song lyric analysis in paired texts: Carrie Underwood's "Cry Pretty" and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Growing Up." Detailed, CCSS-aligned plans integrate close reading of song lyrics, text-dependent-analysis, writing, speaking, listening, and inquiry skills, making this comprehensive resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are 3 lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. Each lesson plan has an opener, writer’s notebook activity, and opportunity for textu
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8th - 11th
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Halloween Reading Activities: The Raven Halloween Activity Packet - B/W
Halloween Activities: The Raven Halloween Activity Packet Black & White Version:This Halloween activity packet gives an in-depth exploration into Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poem, "The Raven". Includes a reprint of "The Raven" (1845), a vocabulary worksheet over terms from "The Raven", a reading comprehension quiz over "The Raven" covering each of the 18 stanzas of the poem, a reading selection and activity on rhyme scheme for the "The Raven", a reading selection on literary devices of sound
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8th - 12th
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Teaching Poetry Through Sports
Do you want your students to feel confident when they study poetry, not fearful? Do you struggle to teach poetry analysis without tying “the poem to a chair” and torturing “a confession out of it” (apologies to Billy Collins)? Have you ever tried approaching poetry through sports? Did you know that the late Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers was a skilled poet, among his many other talents?Students embark on this poetry study with Kobe Bryant’s “Dear Basketball” (2015) whose language is easily accessi
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9th - 10th
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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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching poetry
What types of poetry resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of poetry resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular poetry lessons include learning how to write haikus, acrostic poems, limericks, and free verse.
How do I find poetry resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing poetry lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for poetry resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of poetry lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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