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12th grade poetry internet activities
Elements of Poetry Unit High School: Poetry Terms & Elements, Literary Analysis
Need your students to understand how poetic elements create meaning in a text? So often, students are able to identify and define, but they don’t fully understand why literary elements are important or why they are such an essential part of literature. The kind of instruction that focuses on memorizing definitions kills the joy in literature and only serves to make students see English class as a boring waste of time.But when students understand that literary devices are a wonderful way to add
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Digital Escape Room — Robert Frost Poem Analysis
Your students are going to love this Poetry Digital Escape Room! Students will read and analyze the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. They will solve puzzles in this peaceful scene of snowy woods, glistening mountaintops, and a beautiful, serene frozen lake. In this 360° digital escape room, students will try to escape the woods before the sun goes down! This activity is designed to work for a laptop, tablet, or smart phone.This game requires reading comprehension stra
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Scavenger Hunt, Poetry Analysis
This Poetry Analysis Worksheet and Scavenger Hunt will have your students digging into poetic terms, poetic devices, figurative language, and poem analysis. Make this scavenger hunt a game by having your students find poetic devices in the poem, check in with you with their information, and create a challenge!This product is perfect for...☀Any poem-short, long, sonnets, lyrical, etc.☀Groups, independent work☀Challenge and competitions*Included in this product is-1. Instructions2. Scavenger Hunt
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6th - 12th
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Music is Poetry: 5-Day Unit | High-Interest Poetry Analysis | Digital & Print
This 5 day poetry UNIT will engage even your most reluctant poetry readers! Use popular songs to teach poetry and poetic devices such as: figurative language, rhyme, rhythm, & repetition, theme & motif, and mood & tone. This collection of interactive lessons uses more than 15 songs to help students analyze poetry and learn more about poetic structure. Included:With your purchase, you will receive a Google Drive folder with the following materials:Introduction to Lyrics as Poetry Inte
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7th - 12th
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Figurative Language & Poetic Devices Quiz & Activity
A quiz (or can be used as a worksheet) over various figurative language terms and poetic devices. Quiz includes 20 matching and identification of devices in poems.
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Terms covered are:
alliteration
assonance
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
rhyme
eye rhyme
internal rhyme
paradox
carpe diem poetry
true rhyme
near/half rhyme
Activity is an optional internet scavenger hunt of poems and song lyrics
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7th - 12th
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Native American Literature | Sherman Alexie | Indigenous Poetry | Stereotypes
Why are stereotypes dangerous? What is our role in breaking down stereotypes? Students might know some of the stereotypes surrounding Indigenous people, but they likely don’t fully understand where they come from, why they are harmful, or why positive stereotypes can be equally painful as negative ones. This 90-minute lesson will get them examining some of those assumptions when they explore videos featuring teens talking about stereotypes, a powerful slam poem performance, an accessible and
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9th - 12th
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Salem Witch Trials Unit Bundle | Puritan Primary Source | Colonial America
Want to teach a Puritan literature unit that will get your students engaging independently with texts, making connections to contemporary issues, and excited to discuss essential questions that really matter? From their world view to their religious beliefs to their daily life, the people of the early colonial period lived lives very different from those of contemporary Americans. The texts included in this unit will give students a glimpse into those lives. Three of the pieces included in this
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9th - 12th
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Introduction to Shakespeare: Sonnet 73 & Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Looking for engaging lessons that will give your students the confidence and skills they need to read Shakespeare independently? So often, teachers think that the only way they can introduce their classes to the Bard is by working through the same old boring power point lectures on when Shakespeare was born, when he died, and where he lived.But Shakespeare’s work is popular 500 years after he died for a reason. The universal themes and questions of his poetry and plays are still very much relev
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9th - 12th
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Langston Hughes "I Too Sing America" and Walt Whitman Paired Texts Poetry Lesson
Looking for poems to explore the American experience on a deeper level? While Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" is joyful and celebratory, Langston Hughes' poem is more questioning of America's history--though it too is not without hope. Exploring themes of class, race, privilege, and point of view, these two poems are well worth examination.When you teach these timeless and important poems with this unit you will:Start your class period with bellringer freewrite prompts that will h
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11th - 12th
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Fun Introduction to Shakespeare Sonnets Unit: Sonnets 18, 130, 73, & Love Songs
Looking for engaging lessons that will give your students the confidence and skills they need to read Shakespeare independently? So often, teachers think that the only way they can introduce their classes to the Bard is by working through the same old boring power point lectures on when Shakespeare was born, when he died, and where he lived.But Shakespeare’s work is popular 500 years after he died for a reason. The universal themes and questions of his poetry and plays are still very much relev
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9th - 12th
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10th & 11th Grade English: American Dream Poems | High School Poetry | Vol 1
Want to immerse your students in the diversity of this country by studying engaging poetry together? Your students will learn so much when they explore the essential questions of American Literature with these ready-to-go lessons.A collection of questions on 27 poems, spanning from Puritan poetry to the 20th century, this bundle will provide you with over a month of rigorous, engaging, and ready-to-go lessons. The themes explored in these units--materialism, love, race, family dynamics, class,
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9th - 12th
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53 High School Poems: Literary Analysis, Poetry Close Reading, ELA Lesson Plans
Want to be done planning your high school poetry lessons for the rest of your career? A collection of close reading and discussion questions, activities, and writing prompts on 53 poems that I have taught multiple times over the years, this bundle will provide you with over three months of rigorous, engaging and ready-to-go lessons to teach your students to analyze poetry on their own. The worksheets included here are great choices for supplementing a thematic unit, for adding more voices and p
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9th - 12th
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Inaugural Poem Analysis - "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman
In order to deepen their understanding of poetry and to mark the inauguration in an educational way, students will watch or listen to Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” read and annotate the poem, and answer questions relating to themselves, literary devices, and racial justice. Includes:Full text of the poem10-question reading guideKeyLiterary devices that are covered include rhyme, repetition, anaphora, personification, chiasmus, and imagery. Definitions are included in case
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Amanda Gorman Poetry Analysis Bundle
The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost | Poetry Analysis & Close Reading High School
The close reading questions on Robert Frost’s iconic poem “The Road Not Taken” will get your students thinking about big ideas and questions that matter, as well as noticing how the smallest details of a poem contribute to meaning.This poem is one that everyone thinks they know, but they don’t really. It is likely that your students know the title of the poem and the last three lines—which have been quoted in everything from graduation speeches to needlepointed pillows. In fact, the title of t
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9th - 12th
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Langston Hughes "Let America Be America Again" Poetry Analysis Lesson
Want to get your students thinking deeper about The American Dream? This poem expresses disillusionment as well as hope. While Hughes points out all the problems, all the ways that less powerful groups suffer in the United States, he also has hope that the people will one day rise up and make the country great, fulfilling its potential in a way that they have not done yet.When you teach Hughes’ classic poem with this fun and rigorous unit you will:Start your class period with bellringer freewr
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9th - 12th
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"Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde | Close Reading Poetry Lesson
Want to teach a relatable poem that will get your most reluctant students excited about reading poetry?Audre Lorde’s free verse poem “Hanging Fire” is a great choice for teaching point of view, tone, speaker, gender roles, and diversity--it's also an accessible and relevant poem that has been a favorite of my students for years. In this engaging poem, the teenage speaker worries about everything from braces to her own death. Students will love this poem because of its natural sound and its por
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9th - 12th
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Literary Analysis & Immigration Lesson: Emma Lazarus "The New Colossus"
Do you want to deepen your students' understanding of the immigration experience? Questions on two poems about immigration and the America dream will get your students doing close reading and literary analysis of poetic elements, as well as deeper thinking and discussion about the themes and big ideas of the poems.In these two poems, Emma Lazarus and Adrienne Rich present parallel views of the immigrant experience. Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus” has the well-known quote that is associated wi
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9th - 12th
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Harlem Renaissance Poetry: Langston Hughes, Helene Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Looking for a challenging but accesible poetry unit to add to your unit on the Harlem Renaissance or the American Dream?These questions on "Harlem" (also known as "Dreams" or "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes, “Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem,” by Helene Johnson, and "We Were the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar will get your students exploring themes of race, culture, and heritage.The poems are not included because of copyright. When they complete these lessons, your students will:—have a deeper
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9th - 12th
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Claude McKay "If We Must Die" | Black History: Red Summer of 1919 | BLM
What is the best way for people to maintain their dignity in the face of racism, oppression, and brutality? Written after the horrific events of the Red Summer of 1919, Claude McKay’s timeless poem “If We Must Die” attempts to answer that important question. This classic of the Harlem Renaissance is also a great poem to explore issues of the Black Lives Matter movement. When you teach “If We Must Die” with this powerful unit, you will:Start your class periods with bellringer freewrite prompts t
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9th - 12th
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Fixed vs. Growth Mindset Activities: High School Research Project, TED Talk, Lit
Frustrated with students who refuse to accept feedback or take on any new challenges? When students have a fixed mindset about your class, they can be almost impossible to teach. Some feel hopeless, convinced that they are simply “bad" at English, and sure that there is nothing that they can do to improve the situation. Others define themselves as “good” at English, but never want to push themselves or try anything new—they’re so terrified of failure, that they want to play it safe at all times
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9th - 12th
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Anne Bradstreet Puritan Poetry | Upon the Burning of Our House | Close Reading
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "Upon the Burning of our House" are great poems to introduce colonial america, Puritan world view, and early American Literature. As one of the first poets of the nation, Bradstreet’s ideas on love, life, materialism, and the afterlife reflect many popular views of her era.This resource includes:--a pre- and post-reading writing prompt to get students thinking about themes--copies of both poems with engaging graphics--questions on both poems that encourage c
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Types Digital Breakout Activity - Poetry Anthology Disaster
This digital breakout is intended for reinforcing forms of poetry including free verse, sonnet, limerick, haiku, lyric, ode, ballad, epic, and catalog poem.
In this Escape Room-like game, students will interact with a variety of text and media, including a Google Slides presentation with definitions and information about types of poems, a video overview of poetic forms, and 18 different poems by a variety of poets. Students will use all of this information to find the codes that will unlock a
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7th - 12th
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Taylor Swift or Robert Frost Poetry Google Form Quiz
Based on my popular bulletin board sets, my Taylor Swift or Robert Frost quiz is all digital in Google Forms and can be shared with your students on a secured platform such as Google Classroom.The "quiz" includes 40 different quotes, asking students whether the quote is from one of Robert Frost's poems or from a Taylor Swift song. It includes the answer key and source of the quote.I highly recommend this "quiz" is NOT graded for actual points, as it is meant to be a FUN activity and perfect for
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Interactive Bulletin Board Bundle: Is it a Musician or a Famous Poet?
"Richard Cory" & "If and When Dreams Come True” | The Great Gatsby Poetry Unit
Looking for some engaging poems to add to your unit on The Great Gatsby?These poems explore themes of class, money, and dreams. They make a great addition to any discussion on the American dream, aligning with the messages of some texts, and adding a perspective not often seen in many texts. “If and When Dreams Come True” suggests that it is the pursuit of our dreams that give meaning to our lives, rather than the obtainment of those dreams. “Richard Cory” suggests that money doesn’t buy happ
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9th - 12th
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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.
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