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Poetry Common Core W.9-10.10 resources
Poetry Unit Plan - 3 Weeks of Writing, Analysis, & Elements for High School
This poetry unit plan for high school students will inspire your students to LOVE writing poetry! 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! All materials are available in PDF to print and student materials are writeable in Google Slides. This Unit Plan Includes the Following: ⭐ Student Portfolio Packet – This 30-p
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8th - 12th
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Pop Music Song Lyrics and Classic Poetry, Compare & Contrast, PDF & Google Drive
Use this two-day poetry lesson to help your students connect modern music/song lyrics to classic poetry. On the first day, students will compare and contrast the song, “Stereo Hearts,” by Gym Class Heroes, to Robert Burns’ classic poem, “A Red, Red Rose.” Both poems use simile and metaphor to describe the feeling of falling in love. On the second day, students will compare and contrast The Script’s song, “Breakeven,” with Edmund Spenser’s “Sonnet 30,” as both works discuss the paradox of emotion
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8th - 11th
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Shakespearean Sonnet, Iambic Pentameter + Creative Writing, PDF & Google Drive
Get your students excited about Shakespeare with this introduction to the Bard’s sonnet structure and iambic pentameter. Every eye in the room will be glued to the vibrant, information-packed slides in this poetry presentation. This 28-slide deck (downloads in both Prezi and Google Slides format) includes detailed descriptions of iambic pentameter, iams, rhyme scheme, and Shakespeare's sonnet structure. Skills are put into practice with a close look at Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. You can use the s
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8th - 11th
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Slam Poetry Mini Unit
Looking to add slam poetry to your poetry unit, but too swamped to plan it out? I’ve got you covered. This one-week slam poetry mini-unit is designed to be inserted into your poetry unit, and is packed with 5 days of my best slam poetry lesson plans. It will take your students through brainstorming, drafting, performance-planning, and performing all in a week. It’s the perfect unit to give your students a taste of slam poetry (and get them begging for more). You’re students will never think
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6th - 12th
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Creative Writing Poetry - 50 Formulas to Help Students Write Poems
Creative Writing Poetry 911: First Aid for Writing Poetry * Now over 50 Formulas for Helping Students Write Original PoemsThis IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.This student aid and handouts bundle features OVER 50 formulas for writing poetry. If you have students who struggle with creativity (excellent for L.D. students, as well as dominant left-brained thinkers), these formulas are excellent. Even the most uncreative student will be able to write poetry.
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7th - 12th
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Out of the Dust - Novel Study Unit - Print & DIGITAL
This Out of the Dust Novel Study is sure to engage your students with meaningful, standards-aligned learning activities. Now includes a DIGITAL version! Get students thinking deeply, close reading, acquiring new vocabulary, and discussing meaningful ideas as they read Karen Hesse’s compelling novel. Section-by-Section Response Pages challenge students to dig into the text to explain and make inferences. Perfect for partner work or small groups! The pre-reading Web Search acquaints students with
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6th - 9th
Long Way Down Mega Novel Unit Bundle - Printable and Digital Novel Study
Do you need an engaging novel unit for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? This printable and digital novel study for Long Way Down includes everything you would need to teach the novel in person or online. This Long Way Down novel unit contains all of the print and go activities and their digital versions, including a pre-reading activity, chapter questions, analysis, and assessments. There is no prep for you, and all answer keys and sample answers are included. Save 40% by buying this mega bundle
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7th - 10th
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Poetry Analysis Graphic Organizers, One Pager, and Poetry Response Prompts
Want to freshen up your poetry unit with something creative, scaffolded, and fun? These poetry analysis graphic organizers, which can also be used to create a poetry one pager, is the perfect addition to any unit. Materials included can be used with poems or songs. This poetry analysis resource contains:1 graphic organizer that requires students to think creatively and reflect on different poetic devices, such as figurative language, universal themes, mood, sound devices, and form. Use this as a
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7th - 10th
Creative Writing: Complete 9-Week Class & Curriculum for High School
Take the stress out of planning a high school Creative Writing class with this complete, 9-week elective course curriculum bundle! This Complete Creative Writing Class Bundle includes everything you need to teach creative writing skills, poetry analysis, and engage students in a variety of writing at the high school level!In this engaging 9-week elective creative writing class, students will learn and apply literary terms, analyze mentor texts, and write their own original poems and stories. Thi
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9th - 12th
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Creative Writing Curriculum High School Complete Semester
If you teach high school creative writing, this is the ULTIMATE curriculum for you! It contains everything you need to teach the course from beginning to end. If you’re looking for a complete creative writing curriculum, add this to your cart NOW! Your students will enjoy the writing process with contemporary mentor texts, engaging brainstorming and practice activities, and step-by-step writing instructions to guide them from beginning to end. Detailed daily lesson plans, rubrics, and answer key
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9th - 12th
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Creative Writing Workshop: Dialogue Mini-Lesson for High School
Teach your students how to craft and punctuate strong dialogue with this mini-lesson and writing workshop! Equipped with everything you need to teach hard and soft skills around writing dialogue, this lesson is a must-have when you're teaching narrative writing!With the slideshow, students will learn why dialogue is effective in narrative writing, what makes for strong dialogue, and how to properly format and punctuate dialogue. Then, they will practice the mechanics of punctuation with a worksh
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Workshops & Mini Lessons Bundle
"Seven Ages of Man" Close Read Shakespeare, Extended Metaphor, PDF & Google App
Use William Shakespeare’s famous “All the World’s a Stage” monologue from As You Like It as a stand-alone lesson on extended metaphor. This 45-minute lesson begins with a close reading of the poem on a handout designed with wide margins for students to record their mental interactions with the text. Then, project a copy of the poem on your white board and annotate Shakespeare’s words together with your class. I’ve included a completed annotation of the poem to serve as teacher prep materials, bu
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Edgar Allan Poe Author Study | Body Biography | Collaborative Poster
Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about Edgar Allan Poe in a fun and engaging way!Your students will create an author biography by researching Edgar Allan Poe and establishing his profile on a poster.Students will learn about Poe and his body of work as a legendary author.Additionally, they will learn the importance of collaboration and effective communication.Project Steps:1) To construct the author study poster, your students will work in groups to conduct research on
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories — BUNDLE Reading Comprehension Activities
Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold Poetry Analysis, Brit Lit, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
This single-period lesson on Matthew Arnold’s famous poem, “Dover Beach,” can be taught as stand-alone materials but also works as a supplement to Antigone, Fahrenheit 451, or any British Literature unit/class. You probably remember “Dover Beach” as the poem in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 that Guy Montag reads to his wife as he tries (and fails) to convince her and her friends about the beauty and power of words; let’s help Arnold’s words have a greater impact on our students.This lesson is a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Slam Poetry, Spoken Word Poetry Unit Plan - Poem Writing & Analysis Activities
This no-prep, engaging, 5-week CCSS-aligned slam poetry unit is packed with fun spoken word poetry activities and assignments - EVERYTHING you need for your next slam poem unit! Studying poem writing and writing slam poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered experience that engages every learner! These resources provide the complete slam poetry experience, from exploration to analysis, from writing to performance. Your students will understand and appreciate slam poetry, but they will a
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8th - 11th
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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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Langston Hughes Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical Langston Hughes introduction lecture and empower students to find their own interesting facts about this Harlem Renaissance writer’s life with the “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both PDF & Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Hughes’ background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for studen
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8th - 11th
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Emily Dickinson Author Study Worksheet, PDF & Google Drive, Biography, CCSS
Skip the typical Emily Dickinson introduction lecture as you launch a study of "I'm Nobody! Who are You?" or any her poems and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.This single-page worksheet (includes both a PDF & Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Dickinson’s background.Please note: This download does NOT include a specific articl
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9th - 12th
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The Odyssey Ultimate Bundle / 27 resources / 130 pages / 200 questions
In preparing to teach freshman for the first time in many years, I cracked into our textbook to find an inaccessible and incomplete version of Homer's The Odyssey. Knowing that I would need to teach The Odyssey as my first unit, I got to work putting together a side-by-side version of The Odyssey with text on the left and guiding questions and activities on the right.I also included prompts for students to Notice and Note specific text details and moves. That does mean I have changed some words,
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9th - 10th
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Mother to Son, Langston Hughes Poem Analysis, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
These materials for Langston Hughes’ famous poem, “Mother to Son” – also known as “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” – can be taught as a stand-alone poetry lesson but also work as a supplement to A Raisin in the Sun, a study of the Harlem Renaissance, or any American Literature unit/class. This 5-page download (PDF + Google Drive version of the student handouts) includes:• A full-text copy of the “Mother to Son” poem (public domain) with space for annotations• A separate sheet of nine qu
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetry Parody Bundle (American Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!
Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own parodies using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any American Literature class OR anyone feeling patriotic, these editable template pages use a side-by-side layout so that students can read the original and quickly begin making their own (serious or silly) versions of the poem. The blank spaces force students to think carefully about grammar, rhyme, allite
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7th - 12th
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Sentence Structure Syntax Song Lyric and Poetry Analysis Activities
Syntax Song Lyric and Poetry Analysis Activities - Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Reading, Language, and Writing
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Are you unsure how to have your students analyze the structure of a poem in order to interpret how the word order and word choices affect the meaning and tone? It doesn't have to be difficult if you use this resource.
Students will engage in a fun group (or individual) activity using p
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8th - 12th
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Figurative Language Mini-unit Bundle: Creative Writing
Teaching figurative language as part of a poetry unit or Creative Writing class? Want to review figurative language techniques without the boring worksheets or sit-and-get lessons? This bundle of 5 figurative language resources will not only teach your students figurative language terms but engage them in searching through mentor texts, creating their own examples, and using figurative language in their writing!These resources include a mix of direct instruction, hands-on activities, and writing
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9th - 12th
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Poetry Parody Bundle (British Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!
Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any British Literature class or regular English Language Arts, these editable template pages use a side-by-side layout so that students can read the original and quickly begin making their own (serious or silly) versions of the poem. The blank spaces force students to think carefully about grammar, rhyme, alliteratio
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7th - 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
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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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