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8th grade poetry centers for Microsoft Word
“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe: Setting and Tone
This is a nice “take a break from non-stop writing” sort of lesson plan, and it appeals to those future Van Gogh’s and Picassos in your classroom, as well. Using Poe’s delightfully melancholy and bizarre poem, “The Raven,” students discuss first how setting creates tone which then creates mood for the reader. It is a literary domino effect, so to speak! Reading with purpose, underline examples of descriptive words describing setting and creating tone and then students are assigned a creative
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4th - 8th
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Reading and Analyzing Narrative, Lyric, and Free Verse Poetry Classroom Stations
This item includes:
6 – Analyzing Narrative Poetry
*Station Directions
*Narrative Poetry Definition
*Vocabulary Words
*Poem – Casey at the Bat
*Casey at the Bat Analysis Worksheet
7 – Analyzing Lyric Poetry and Ballads
*Station Directions
*Lyric Poetry and Ballads Definition
*Poem Background Information
*Poem – The Lorelei
*Poem – The Lorelei Poetry Analysis Worksheet
8 – Analyzing Lyric Poetry
*Station Directions
*Lyric Poetry Definitions
*Poem – Nothing Gold Can Stay
*Poem – Nothing G
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5th - 9th
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Abe Lincoln - Classroom Station #7 - Oh Captain! My Captain!
This item is #7 in 9 classroom stations about Abe Lincoln. It is entitled Oh Captain! My Captain!
*Students will read Walt Whitman's biography and answer some questions about him.
*Students will read information about Abe Lincoln and his connection to Whitman and the poem, Oh Captain! My Captain!
*Students will learn about what an elegy is and have to determine whether Walt Whitman's poem Oh Captain! My Captain! is an example of that.
*Students will read the poem, Oh Captain! My Captai
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5th - 10th
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If I Were In Charge Of The World- Creative Poem Writing Activity
Students read the poem, "If I Were In Charge Of The World" by Judith Viorst. They then complete a planning page and a graphic organizer to create their own poems, explaining how life would be if they were in charge of the world.
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K - 9th
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STAAR Review Center - Figurative Language with Battleship Game
This is a great center or station to use with secondary students to review figurative language & to have students practice recognizing and creating examples using figurative language. It is fun, engaging, and editable so if you wanted to use other column headers (even your own student names), you can! Enjoy. :)
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5th - 12th
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The Raven by Edgar Alan Poe
This is a fun small group activity that can be used in grades 8 through 12. This is an assignment that requires deep thinking and that the students actually enjoy. I usually introduce this activity in October to set the Halloween theme. Divide the class up into small groups of a minimum of 2 students but no more than 4 students. Give each group one of more verses of Edgar Alan Poe’s poem The Raven. Have the students totally and thoroughly translate the verse(s) into today’s modern language.
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8th - 11th
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Poetry Packet - Poetry Terms and TPCAST Analysis
This is a poetry packet I created for my seventh grade students- it can easily be modified for lower or upper grades. It includes blank sections for students to copy and/or create their own definitions of common poetry terms, as well as space to provide examples of each term. Predictable poetry questions are included, as well as an explanation of the TPCAST method of analyzing poetry. Following the terms, questions, and analysis method are several well-known poems including works by Walt Whitman
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6th - 8th
Simile, Metaphor, Personification Song Lyric Sort and Analysis
In this figurative language sort, students will analyze popular song lyrics for similes, metaphors, and personification. This is a great hands on activity to practice not only learning to identify figurative language but also to analyze why the author used it. Students will cut out the song lyric tiles and analyze each tile and determine if it fits under the Simile category, the Metaphor category, or the Personification category. They will place each tile under its correct category and on a sepa
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5th - 12th
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Poetry Scavenger Hunt - Editable!
This is a fun activity I use to go over after studying poetry. Before starting, I will have several (I did 12) poems printed out and taped to the wall in my classroom. Then I give the students the scavenger hunt sheet (going over some of the terms we've previously discussed, if necessary), and let them go. It's engaging, facilitates group discussion, and requires analysis in order to complete successfully.
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7th - 10th
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A Fun Intro to Edgar Allan "Poetry"
My eighth-grade students LOVED this lesson, and so did I!
Whether your students are already "Poe pros" or they are just learning about the man and his works, they will get SO MUCH out of this exercise--NOT just about Poe, but also about how life affects texts.
A series of six stations is ready to go. Students rotate with a piece of paper, a pen, a clipboard, and a small group of fellow students. Each station has complete (and quick--5 minutes tops per station) directions prompting students to
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6th - 11th
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Casey at the Bat - Rhyming Reader's Theater by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
This Reader's Theater is for four students. This is the ballad of Casey at the Bat and was written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer in 1888. I have not changed the words. I spaced it for the students and broke it into parts. The words that rhyme are in bold to help the students know which words to emphasize. The reason I chose this ballad for reader's theater is that it sounds wonderful when read aloud. Students will need practice getting in the sing song voice of it while also using emotion. Due to th
Differentiated Poetry ThinkDots Cards (Task Cards)
Kay Brimijoin, associate professor of education at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, developed the ThinkDots strategy. It is a great way to differentiate your instruction. This set of Poetry ThinkDots cards includes two sets of cards differentiated by readiness level. There is one set for below-level and on-level students and another for above-level students or students who want a challenge. The sets are offered as both double-sided and single-sided cards. Many of the activities incorporate
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5th - 9th
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Reading, Summarizing, and Analyzing Poetry Classroom Stations
This item includes:
10 – Analyzing Poetry #1
*Station Directions
*Poem – Sketch
*Poem – Sketch Analysis Worksheet
11 – Analyzing Poetry #2
*Station Directions
*Poem – From The Grave
*Poem – From The Grave Analysis Worksheet
12 – Summarizing Poetry
*Station Directions
*Vocabulary Words
*Poem Background Information
*Poem – The Raven
*Poem – The Raven Summary Worksheet
13 - Analyzing Poetry #3
*Station Directions
*Vocabulary Words
*Poem – The Rider
*Poem – The Rider Analysis Worksheet
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5th - 9th
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Acorn lined paper
Use this acorn lined paper to write fall poems, stories, or descriptive words for the autumn season!
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PreK - 8th
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Old Mother Hubbard as Heard by the Dog - Rhyming Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 4 students. Two narrators are trying to tell the audience a story in rhyme about Old Mother Hubbard but the dog and Mother Hubbard are shocked. They did not know anyone was going to talk about them and think that some of the poem is weird, some of it funny, and some of it just plain wrong. The narrators try to ignore them for a while but eventually must stop and explain what they are doing and that it is make believe. The entire script is to
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Multiple Intelligences Poetry Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board
Differentiate your instruction to attend to your students' learning profiles!
This activity can be used to enrich your poetry unit and to cater to your students' multiple intelligences. To use the Poetry Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board, create a copy and give one to each of your students. A student chooses an activity to complete from one of the boxes. Once the student has completed the activity, he or she can color or mark the box. When the student has completed three activities in a line to make
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4th - 8th
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Twas the Night before Halloween - Rhyming Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group Reader's Theater for 3 students. The challenge with this script is that it is written in verse. All words that rhyme are in bold and italics so students can better focus on them. In the script, it is the night before Halloween and the king is having trouble finding something to wear. The queen thinks he should wear what he had on last year but the king won’t hear of it. He doesn’t like to wear anything more than once. When the queen is unable to help him he threatens to go
Poetry Assessment Task: Rap, Song or Poem
This assessment task is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge of poetic techniques and devices through writing a creative piece of their own. Choosing a topic they are passionate about, students can choose whether they would like to produce a rap, song or poem that satisfies the requirements as outlined in the assessment task.
Students also produce an analytical paragraph of 100 words to highlight their understanding of poetic techniques and devices, and to explain their r
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Simile and Metaphor "I Am" Poem
Completely editable poem outline!
Students can practice relating similes and metaphors to themselves! Accompany these poems with a picture (taken or drawn) to make the assignment even more personal!
For certain students, this can be used as an outline or a rough draft/ planning sheet. For a modification, this can be used as the final draft.
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5th - 10th
Figurative Language - Ice Cream Scoop Activity
Document in MS Word so you can edit it if you want to.
2 Lessons:
Lesson 1: Read a text rich in figurative language. Have students find examples of each type of figurative language within the text. Write two examples on the scopes of ice cream of similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
Lesson 2: Match two examples of each type of figurative language with its definition. Answer key included.
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You can differentiate this assignments by filling in m
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2nd - 12th
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Analizando un poema (Usa con cualquier poema)
-Students will analyze for elements of poetry such as tema, estado de animo, lenguaje figurado, punto de vista, haran conexiones y predicciones del poema.
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3rd - 8th
Winken, Blinken, and Nod the Story of a Dream
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 4 students. The entire script is told in rhyme and the words that rhyme are in bold. It is a sad but true statement that most students now-a-days have not heard of Mother Goose or many of the poems put together under that title. This is why I have taken some of the poems and made them into reader’s theaters. I have taken Winken, Blinken, and Nod and kept it in rhyme but enhanced it so that it makes it more of a journey. They sail away in the
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Dorothy Parker Poems and Biography
This is a collection of biographical information and five of Dorothy Parker's best-loved poems. Parker is known for her wit and sarcasm, which makes her poems perfect for the middle-school classroom. I used these as a week-long class starter where we explored and discussed Parker and her poems.
Poems include:
A Very Short Song
Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom
On Being A Woman
One Perfect Rose
Finis
A Palette of Color: A Creative Writing Unit
This is a creative writing unit that focuses around a central motif of color. We all know that writers use colors to convey emotion, psychology, mood and focus. Like these authors, students will use colors as a springboard to write poems, descriptions and scenes. Lessons include two different poems, several workshop activities including the writing of synesthesia and imagery, a description comparing color to emotion, and other brainstorming activities. The packet can be used in succession or a
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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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.
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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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