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Poetry Common Core SL.6.1c resources
Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of The Spider and the Fly
Fun and engaging! This easy to implement resource is much more than a Socratic seminar. It includes high interest activities and a differentiated quiz. Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. This 73-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “The Spider and the Fly” by Mary Howitt. The resource includes a well-organized protocol for conducting a formal discussion or Socratic seminar based o
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4th - 8th
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Mother to Son, a poem by Langston Hughes
Need an easy-to-implement, step-by-step, interesting Socratic seminar resource? Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. This 56-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar and activities featuring the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. The resource includes a well-organized protocol for conducting a formal discussion or Socratic seminar based on Hughes’ poem. On Day 1 and Day 2 students complete several po
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Group Discussion Questions, Sentence Starters for Academic Conversation
Student-friendly discussion starters for academic conversations will add depth and rigor to your next discussion activity, literature circle, Socratic seminar, or fishbowl conversation! A discussion starters menu of options and slideshow provides student choice as they engage in small group or whole class discussions of any fiction or nonfiction text(s) of your choosing. If you're looking for a way to grow academic conversation and discussion skills, this is the speaking and listening resource f
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5th - 8th
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Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films: Boundin'
Teaching with short films is a great way to engage struggling readers and English language learners, giving them a scaffold that enables them to actively participate in discussions with peers about literary terms.This lesson includes:Theme Anticipation GuideA Talking Points page will guide you through the film giving you times where you should pause the film and point out things that students should noticePlot mapsMultiple characterization and theme tasks of varying degrees of complexity-great f
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Short Film Bundle
The Cremation of Sam McGee - Poem/Analysis/Jeopardy/Extension Activities + More!
This comprehensive and ready-to-print lesson maximizes student engagement and learning through a variety of pre- and post-reading activities.What's included:- Teaching Guide + Common Core Standards- Pre-Activity Questions- Yukon Gold Rush Reading- Glossary + Poetic Devices- Poem- Multiple Choice Comprehension Questions- Analysis Questions- Online Jeopardy Game- Extension Activities- Answers
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6th - 12th
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6th-8th Grade Poetry Stations
Need a FUN way to start a poetry unit? These poetry stations will have students MOVING around the room. One station encourages DISCUSSION with incredible questions to get students talking. Other stations have poems with grade appropriate questions to encourage student thinking and READING and ANALYZING. Other stations will allow students to LISTEN to slam poetry, to WRITE their own poems, to complete a SCAVENGER HUNT, and to DRAW a visual for a poem they read. With this product you will receive:
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5th - 8th
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Poetry + Song Lyric Analysis and Annotation for Middle Grade ELA (VOLUME 2)
"Annotating is any action that deliberately interacts with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Annotating usually involves highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text." - Eastern Washington UniversityAn engaging way to introduce and practice text annotation is by analyzing poems and song lyrics. As students learn about figurative language, sensory details, poetry elements, and other language arts sta
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5th - 8th, Adult Education
Robert Frost - Nothing Gold Can Stay Vs. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
Take a fresh approach to teaching Robert Frost's timeless classic, Nothing Gold Can Stay, by comparing it to Twenty One Pilot's hit single Stressed Out. What's included:- Common Core Standards- Teaching Guide- Pre-reading Questions- Nothing Gold Can Stay- Poem Analysis Questions- Song Analysis Questions- Poem & Song Comparison Questions- Author Biographies- Extension Activities- Sample Answers
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6th
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Also included in: Ultimate "The Outsiders" Teaching Unit
Poetry + Song Lyric Analysis and Annotation for Middle Grade ELA (VOLUME 1)
"Annotating is any action that deliberately interacts with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Annotating usually involves highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text." - Eastern Washington UniversityAn engaging way to introduce and practice text annotation is by analyzing poems and song lyrics. As students learn about figurative language, sensory details, poetry elements, and other language arts sta
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5th - 8th, Adult Education
Tim Burton - Vincent - Poem Study (+ BONUS Michael Jackson Thriller Activities)
Explore Tim Burton's creepy animation 'Vincent' as well as Vincent Price's terrifying excerpt from Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in our ELA lesson plan. Students build towards creating and performing their own spoken word poem.What's included:- Common Core Standards- Teaching Guide- Pre-activity Questions- Poem Analysis Questions- About the Author- Vincent Price Thriller Excerpt- Excerpt Analysis- Scary Spoken Word Poem Guide- Spoken Word Rubric- Answer Keys
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6th - 12th
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STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – November Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for November guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around November special days and holidays – National Aviation Month, Native American Heritage Month, Vete
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1st - 6th
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Poetry + Song Lyric Analysis and Annotation for Middle Grade ELA (VOLUME 3)
"Annotating is any action that deliberately interacts with a text to enhance the reader's understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Annotating usually involves highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text." - Eastern Washington UniversityAn engaging way to introduce and practice text annotation is by analyzing poems and song lyrics. As students learn about figurative language, sensory details, poetry elements, and other language arts sta
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5th - 8th, Adult Education
Love That Dog Novel Poetry Literature Study Classroom and Distance Learning
This product includes 120+ novel and poetry study questions including discussion questions, literary technique questions, and writing prompts on cards for studying the novel, Love That Dog, written by Sharon Creech. This novel is a wonderful tool for teaching students about poetry as the protagonist in the story learns that poetry can comfort, inspire, and enrich its readers. The novel illustrates how reading mentor texts, generating lists, asking questions, writing words with pictures (imagery)
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Not Grade Specific
Home.Girl.Hood. Curriculum with Poems
To be used in conjunction with the Home.Girl.Hood. collection of poetry by award-winning, international touring poet and performance artist Ebony Stewart, this is a versatile curriculum designed to encourage the reading, analysis, discussion, collaboration, and writing of poetry. The collection of poetry covers a wide spectrum of content, including communication, love, masculinity, racism, violence, and more. Each lesson has an easy to implement, reliable pattern of instruction and activity, inc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Home.Girl.Hood. Deluxe Curriculum
To be used in conjunction with the Home.Girl.Hood. collection of poetry by award-winning, international touring poet and performance artist Ebony Stewart, this is a versatile curriculum designed to encourage the reading, analysis, discussion, collaboration, and writing of poetry. The collection of poetry covers a wide spectrum of content, including communication, love, masculinity, racism, violence, and more. Each lesson has an easy to implement, reliable pattern of instruction and activity, inc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Home.Girl.Hood. Curriculum
To be used in conjunction with the Home.Girl.Hood. collection of poetry by award-winning, international touring poet and performance artist Ebony Stewart, this is a versatile curriculum designed to encourage the reading, analysis, discussion, collaboration, and writing of poetry. The collection of poetry covers a wide spectrum of content, including communication, love, masculinity, racism, violence, and more. Each lesson has an easy to implement, reliable pattern of instruction and activity, inc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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National Poetry Month Middle School Poetry Worksheets, Emily Dickinson Lesson
Need a middle school poetry lesson with a fun activity, figurative language practice, close reading, a research element, and thought-provoking discussion questions? This Emily Dickinson lesson includes the poems “There is No Frigate Like a Book” and "The Sky is Low". Your 5th grade, 6th grade, or 7th grade students will put puzzle pieces together in a prediction activity, research the poet, fill out a worksheet with the information, annotate the poem using a handy printable, learn new vocabulary
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5th - 7th
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STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics – January Edition
STEAM Through the Year: Mathematics for January guides you through the month with STEAM lessons and projects. Students build mathematical proficiency with monthly-thematic lessons correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Here you will find easy-to-use lessons providing practical strategies and problem-solving activities. The math and poetry lessons are themed around January special days and holidays – New Year’s Day, Celebration of Life Month, International Thank
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1st - 6th, Not Grade Specific
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The Arrow and the Song
This resource provides materials for students to be led through an examination of the poem “The Arrow and the Song” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This poem is one of the 18 poems listed in the Core Knowledge Sequence for Grade 5 (p. 126). This resource is suitable for grades 4-6.Included is:a fully editable PowerPoint with the poem “The Arrow and the Song” along with a short biography of the authora 30-minute lesson plan with Literary and Interpretative notesa supporting Internet link----------
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4th - 6th
Battle Hymn of the Republic {Digital & PDF}
In this resource, students are led through an examination of the poem “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe. This poem is one of the 18 poems listed in the Core Knowledge Sequence for Grade 5 (p. 126). This resource is suitable for grades 4-8.Materials included are:a fully editable PowerPoint with the poem “John Brown Song” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” along with a short biography of the authorTeacher Directions for two 55-minute lessons with Key Vocabulary, Literary, Historical
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5th - 7th
Casey at the Bat
With this resource, students are led through an examination of the poem “Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in 1888” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. This poem is one of the 18 poems listed in the Core Knowledge Sequence for Grade 5 (p. 126). This resource is suitable for grades 4-6.Included is:a fully editable PowerPoint with the poem “Casey at the Bat” along with a short biography of the authora 2-hour lesson plan with Key Vocabulary, Literary, Historical and Interpretative notessupport
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4th - 6th
Window Poem Lesson: Reading and Writing Poetry and Creating Poetart!
This is a fun and thought-provoking lesson designed to engage students with poetry and the creative process. A detailed lesson plan, resource materials, and a PDF that lists the Common Core State Standards met by the lesson for grades 2 through 8 are included. Students learn about the poetic device "personification" while producing original poems that are enriched by a visual arts project that relates to their written words. The completed artworks provide windows through which everyday things ca
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2nd - 8th
A Bird, came down the walk
In this lesson, students are led through an examination of the poem “A Bird, came down the walk” by Emily Dickinson. This poem is one of the 18 poems listed in the Core Knowledge Sequence for Grade 5 (p. 126). This resource is suitable for grades 4-6.Included is:a fully editable PowerPoint with the poem “A Bird, came down the walk” along with a short biography of the authora 45-minute lesson plan with Key Vocabulary, Literary, and Interpretative notesa supporting Internet link-------------------
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Emily Dickinson Poetry Bundle
Socratic Seminar Discussion Protocol
Make Socratic Seminars fun and engaging! The Socratic Seminar Discussion Protocol is an editable Google Slide that walks students through what a Socratic Seminar is, the benefits of participating, how to determine Student Discourse Norms, learning the Socratic Seminar Method, creating open-ended, core, and closing questions based on text evidence, observing partners and providing feedback, and reflecting on the process. Student handouts are included.
Grades:
5th - 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.
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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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