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Poetry Common Core RI.11-12.3 resources
Full-Year British Literature Curriculum | Year Long Bundle
If you are teaching a new British Literature course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current British Literature curriculum, this full year British Literature curriculum is for YOU! This British Literature curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours. This English curriculum is perfect for you if you are looking for...you are looking for a complete curriculum with a clear guide for o
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9th - 12th
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Close Reading & Compare/Contrast Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork Distance Learning
Close Reading and Compare Contrast of Nonfiction, Poetry, Artwork; Includes Mini Research and Creative Activities with Interactive Notebook Foldable - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards. This is a great activity for distance learning. You can share it with your students on a secured platform. Did you know that Beyoncé's perfume "Rise" was inspired by Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise"? Or that Apple® used song lyrics from Seal in an advertising campaign to make a huge comeback in the l
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Things Fall Apart Synthesis Bundle / 9 resources / 100+ questions / 50+ pages
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart offers a textured, nuanced glimpse into the life of Okonkwo as his world falls apart after the introduction of European imperialism and colonialism. This is one of the most important novels I teach, and to make the reading experiences as robust as possible, I pair the novel with multiple texts. Included in this bundle are all the questions and printables you need to pair Things Fall Apart with meaningful texts. Includes: -"The Second Coming" by William Butler Ye
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9th - 12th
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Henry David Thoreau: Civil Disobedience & Walden Excerpts, Close Reading, & More
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to transcendental thinker and writer Henry David Thoreau's works? This unit on excerpts from Walden and "Civil Disobedience" has everything you need!What's Included . . .► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Defining Transcendentalism group synthesis task.► Fun activity with Thoreau quotes to get the unit started. You should definitely hear some laughter from students as they compet
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
MyPerspectives 9th Grade ELA Unit 1 BUNDLE
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
The American Dream in literature and today unit plan
This 26-day unit introduces the historical concept of the American Dream. Five days of the unit are devoted to "A Raisin in the Sun." We also read some articles about the American Dream today, and students write an essay on literature's depiction of the American Dream and its relevance today.
At the beginning, each day focuses on an aspect of the dream, plus an aspect of reading poetry (such as persona/tone, poetic language, form, etc.). After that, we read "A Raisin in the Sun." Finally, we re
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Romantic and Transcendentalist Writers Unit
Introduce your class to America’s literary renaissance with this extensive unit featuring Dickinson, Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau, Jacobs, Poe and Hawthorne. This zipped unit includes a group research project, a variety of learning activities, quizzes, analysis questions, writing activities and a multiple choice test. All teacher notes and keys included. Common Core aligned.
Pre-Reading File Includes:
* Group writer and era concept research project with assignment, rubric and teacher notes
* Anti
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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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The American Dream in literature introduction
This 5-day mini-unit serves as an introduction to the historical concept of the American Dream. I use it with my seniors before we read "A Raisin in the Sun." We also finish up by reading some articles about the American Dream today, and students write an essay on the historical depiction of the American Dream and its relevance today.
Each day focuses on an aspect of the dream, plus an aspect of reading poetry (such as persona/tone, poetic language, form, etc.).
Included in this unit is a dail
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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MyPerspectives British Literature Unit 1: Slides & Creative Handouts (BUNDLE!)
This British Literature unit plan (112 Slides) encapsulates a Beowulf Study and various poetry, all of which express the theme of heroism. The unit allows students to explore the mark of a hero and take a stance on heroism deriving from success OR sacrifice based on the texts in the unit in the form of an end of unit essay assessment. This resource includes do now's, exit tasks, discussion questions, video links, theme-related poetry, as well as an end-of-unit assessment. Students will engage wi
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9th - 12th
American Literature Bundle (A Complete Year of Resources) / 750+ pages
My junior-level American literature class is focused on exploring the relationship between history and literature. To help students make this connection, we focus on different literary periods, always focused on this essential question: What is the relationship between history and literature? To help students answer this question, I have developed a year-long curriculum for 11th grade juniors! This is my biggest bundle, and it will give you the best value. This is everything you need to teach a
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11th - 12th
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Geoffrey Chaucer Author Adventure
This Geoffrey Chaucer Author Adventure is a perfect activity to engage your students in learning about Chaucer and Canterbury Tales, his life, his accomplishments, and his poetry.In this activity, your students will be going on an adventure and learning all about the esteemed poet. In these five activities, your students will go on a road trip to where Geoffrey Chaucer lived, learn about his life, watch a short video about him, analyze his poetry, and dive deeper into his famous quotes.This acti
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Transcendentalism Unit Plan
This unit plan has everything you need to teach a complete Transcendentalism unit in three weeks with enough resources to extend learning to four weeks! Included within are the most relevant excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Nature" and "Self-Reliance," Margaret Fuller's "Woman in the 19th Century," and Henry David Thoreau's Walden and "Civil Disobedience."Each excerpt is structured to allow for both annotation AND reflection several times throughout the piece (see preview for an example!) Th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: ELA Quarter 1 American Literature Curriculum Grades 11-12 Bundle
Asian Literature Unit Plan
This resource (81 Slides) encapsulates Asian literary works of authors from Vietnam, India, China, etc. Students will be taught about the Asian Diaspora and how the literature and even paintings of Asian authors and artists reflect the diaspora. This resource includes creative activities, discussion questions, and links for short stories, interviews, videos, etc. used. BONUS: Includes a literary element mini-lesson where students analyze ten main literary elements.
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9th - 12th
Also included in: World Literature BUNDLE: 4 UNITS ( YEAR LONG)
"We Wear the Mask" / The Souls of Black Folk Synthesis Pack / Editable
In an effort to make my teaching more responsive and representative for my students, I decided to pair Paul Laurence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask" with an excerpt from W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk. For this reason, I chose an excerpt from Chapter 1 "Of Our Spiritual Strivings," which explains the idea of "double consciousness." This idea resonates with the mask Dunbar describes in his poem. Here's what you get in the pack: For "We Wear the Mask"A pre-reading guide for "We Wear the Mask,
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9th - 12th
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Walden by Henry David Thoreau: Reading Guide, Paired Text Stations, Poem Writing
Want to introduce your students to the ideas in Walden by transcendental writer and thinker Henry David Thoreau but want to do so with a modern twist? You will love this lesson pack that has students examining excerpts from Walden, writing poetry, and completing a station activity with real-world paired texts and video clips students can relate to.What's Included . . .► Step-by-step teacher instructions► Video clip suggestion with viewing guide that perfectly introduces this mini unit.► Walden e
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8th - 12th
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Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere": Poem, Worksheet, and Answer Key
Students can "take a ride" to gain a perspective of this famous patriot as well as a variety of poetry characteristics (alliteration, figurative language, mood ) as they answer 15 relevant questions. It's all in one: the poem (with numbered verses for easy access to lines), the worksheet, and a detailed answer key. This printable is so versatile that it can be used as an individual, pair, or group assignment as well as an in-class or homework assignment.
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thanatopsis- A Mini Unit!
#WilliamCullenBryant #Thanatopsis #AmericanRomanticism #Romanticism
Say What? Student today have major problems with poetry, so having a Greek title does not make it any easier for them! This lesson consists of multiple activities to better understand the poem, and also a look at other world customs that could cause inspiration for the idea of a process of death this poem depicts in the Romanticism era.
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- Thanatopsis poem!
-**THREE graphic organizers***
-*FOUR* informational texts
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Basketball Literature Bundle (3 resources / 1 price) / Print + Digital
My students love basketball, but they are not always super excited about reading, annotating, and analyzing literature. For this reason, I put together this collection of literature about basketball! These titles help students engage in analytical thought about something they truly enjoy! I've put together resources for two poems and one nonfiction article. “Slam, Dunk, & Hook” by Yusef Komunyakaa: Since this poem features important classical and historical allusions, I've included an allusi
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9th - 12th
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American Voices Unit Plan BUNDLE (American Literature)
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
Paint Chip Poetry
This resource is a fun and engaging lesson and activity where students use paint chips to analyze color connotations, develop descriptions using the different shades, and create a poem using the imagery created based on the paint chips.
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6th - 12th
Articles - 12: POEMS, ARTICLES, NARRATIVES - BUNDLE III - PDF & ONLINE TEXTS
~ 12 TEXTS with MULTIPLE CHOICE Questions, PROMPTS & PARAGRAPH Sample ANSWERS ~ ONLINE GOOGLE FORMS....................................................TITLES 1. "(TITLE MISSING)" -- Poem 2. & 3. Bonus: PAIRED TEXTS: (#1) "ASPHALT RIDE" -- Poem and (#2) "LET’S RIDE" -- Informational Nonfiction 4. "BLANKET" -- Poem 5. "CARBON: A LOT LIKE LEGOS" -- Informational Nonfiction 6. "HAMILTON..." -- Informational Nonfiction 7. "EVERY BUILDING T
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4th - 12th
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Asian Literature Unit Corresponding Printable Handouts BUNDLE
This resource includes 77 pages of printable handouts, activities, writing prompts, etc., accompanying the Asian Lit Unit.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Asian Literature Unit BUNDLE (SLIDES & HANDOUTS)
DIGITAL: Author Study: Elizabeth Acevedo The Poet X Poetry ELA Lit Circles
This intensive study of author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo includes varied texts, discussion opportunities, close reading, note-taking strategies, templates for organization and evaluation of information, and a final 1-pager project that lets students show what they know/think in unique, personalized ways.Meet the National Slam Poetry Champion and author of such titles as The Poet X and With The Fire on High with this in-depth 1-week mini-unit that will inform, entertain, and fully engage studen
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
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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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