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Poetry Common Core RL.6.1 resources for Google Apps
Poetry Writing Unit - Poetry Reading and Poem Writing (Google Classroom Options)
This Poetry Writing Unit provides students with a deep understanding of the poetry genre as they read poems and write poetry. In the eleven-day unit, students write ten different types of poetry. (That means that there are plenty of opportunities to excel at writing.) They’ll study figurative language, elements of poetry, and learn how to write a poem. The individual poetry lessons and step-by-step writing guides help students to write traditional and modern poems. In addition to writing ex
Poetry Task Cards Reading Comprehension Poetry Analysis Worksheets & Activities
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to poetry? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm students can be challenging.These 20 poetry task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short Poems will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and constructed response questions.Great for middle school students. Teachers of other grade leve
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Close Reading Poems | National Poetry Month: Printable & Digital Formats
This resource is perfect for close reading poems for National Poetry Month in April!But, poetry doesn't have to be saved for April! Use this pack to practice close reading poems in your classroom to help grow your students' love for poetry. This resource is designed to help teachers engage students with classic poetry through guiding questions during multiple reads.With three questions to guide different purposes for reading each of the twelve poems, you'll be set to apply a variety of reading s
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4th - 6th
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Mother to Son Langston Hughes Poetry Analysis - Printable & Digital
Make metaphors come alive with these "Mother to Son" poem activities! This poetry analysis resource includes a graphic organizer to walk students through the rich figurative language in Hughes' highly relatable poem and help them analyze extended metaphor, character, and theme. It also includes a one-page biography of Langston Hughes and comprehension questions about the poem, the informational text, and connections between the poem and the poet's life.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don'
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Poetry Unit: Analyzing and Comprehending Poems- DIGITAL TOO- 4th, 5th, 6th
Overview: In this poetry unit 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students will analyze poems as a class, with a partner, in small groups, and independently. This unit is a great resource for reading comprehension. DIGITAL COPY AVAILABLE. Link to Google Slides digital copies available when you purchase and download the document. Great for distance and remote learning.FREE SAMPLE AVAILABLE HERE: Free Sample of Poetry UnitThis poetry unit focuses on:- Analyzing and labeling the text structure of a poem (lines
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4th - 6th
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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
Song Lyric Analysis Lesson - Introduction to Poetry Through Song Lyrics -Digital
This song lyric analysis lesson introduces poetry analysis through the use of your students’ favorite song lyrics! Practice annotating with the worksheets and graphic organizers provided. Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Song Lyric Analysis Lesson Plan:✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Slideshow Lesson - Google Slides®, Microsoft PowerPoint® & PDF✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Informational Handout - Digital & Print✏️ Practice Close Reading
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6th - 12th
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Elements of Poetry Unit | 19 Types of Poems | Editable Lessons & Tools | 4 Weeks
This POETRY UNIT is packed with Mini-Lessons, Graphic Organizers, Slides, Templates, student Writing Examples, assessment tools, and more to help you confidently teach the ELEMENTS OF POETRY in a FUN and ENGAGING manner for an entire MONTH.✔ Check out the preview and take a closer look!This HUGE Poetry Unit has everything you would want and need to teach your students to write and analyse amazing poems. Still, because it is FULLY EDITABLE, you can tailor it to your teaching style and set it as a
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3rd - 7th
Figurative Language Task Cards Quiz with Short Story Fiction Passages Practice
Are your students in need of repeat practice when it comes to figurative language in short stories? Finding short, manageable practice that does not overwhelm 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students can be challenging.These 20 figurative language task cards with text-dependent reading comprehension questions are the perfect solution to give your students the practice they need.The use of short well-known Fiction stories will help engage your students as they practice answering multiple-choice and const
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5th - 9th
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Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Hook your students on poetry this year by introducing them to Langston Hughes, one of America's best-loved poets! In this engaging middle school poetry unit, students will analyze six Langston Hughes poems: "Madam and the Rent Man," "Dreams," "Harlem (Dream Deferred)," "Harlem Night Song," "Mother to Son," and "I, Too."All resources include the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in PDF)Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)This bundle includes the following poetry resources:"Madam and
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6th - 8th
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Valentine's Day Middle School ELA Rhetoric Figurative Language and Theme
Teaching and reviewing middle school ELA concepts through these Valentine's Day-themed printables and digital resources has never been easier or more engaging. This Volume One resource includes five ELA Valentine's Day activities for reviewing figurative language, analyzing rhetoric, picking love story novels, and analyzing the theme of famous love songs. Here's what you'll get: Five Valentine's Day ELA Activities (full color) Five Valentine's Day ELA Activities (printer-friendly) Five Valentine
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6th - 9th
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Out of the Dust Digital + Printable Novel Study by Karen Hesse
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse? Look no further. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructed response questions, and skill lessons. Lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 5–7.✨ DIGITAL RESOURCESThis novel study includes links to digital resources. Boom Learning is used for multiple-choice, short answer, and fill-in-the-blank questions such as comprehension and vocabulary practice.Activities t
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5th - 7th
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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
The Rose that Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur Poet and Poetry Study
"The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur is ideal for black history month, poetry month or to add to a current unit teach themes such as: identity, grit, perseverance, racism and growth. Shakur's poem is high-interest, and will grab your student's attention right away. This 31 page ZERO-PREP resource is jam-packed with rigorous and engaging activities that will have your students analyzing the poem in depth as well as having collaborative discussions/making real-world connections. The
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month Poetry Unit Bundle Poet Study
Locomotion by Jaqueline Woodson Verse Novel Study Poetry Reading Unit Literature
This Locomotion by Jaqueline Woodson Middle School reading unit and verse novel study is exactly what you need to teach your fifth, sixth, seventh, and/or eighth-grade middle school learners in an engaging Socratic Seminar, discussion-based, and reading-response-focused format with this historicalThis unit digs deep into EVERY SINGLE common core reading literature and main writing standard. I designed these units because I didn't want to just “hit” the standards. I tried to dig deep into every s
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5th - 8th
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Finding Theme in Poems Unit - Emily Dickinson - Printable & Digital
Make finding theme in poems simple with these thought-provoking poetry activities! Your students will practice determining theme in a poem alongside other valuable reading skills, such as vocabulary in context, figurative language, sequencing, and more - all in easy-to-follow activities that makes the richness of Emily Dickinson's poetry accessible to middle school students. This bundle includes the following resources:"Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" Poetry Analysis"Because I Could Not Stop fo
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6th - 8th
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Langston Hughes Paired Text Analysis - "Dreams" & "Harlem" - PDF & Digital
Bring metaphors and similes to life with this set of Langston Hughes poetry analysis activities! These paired text worksheets will introduce students to two of Langston Hughes's most famous poems - "Dreams" and "Harlem" (also known as "Dream Deferred") with deep-thinking poem activities, walking students through an analysis of Hughes's rich similes and metaphors on the topic of dreams.(If you teach poetry in middle school, don't miss the rest of my bestselling Langston Hughes Poem Activities Bun
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Langston Hughes Poetry Unit for Middle School - PDF & Digital
Poetry Comprehension Questions
This product includes printable and digital versions of a Poetry Comprehension Packet for TEN well-known, classic poems. The worksheets follow my usual format which includes a variety of question types and uses as much printable space per page as possible. Questions are specific to the text and encourage higher-level thinking.*Text of poems are not included but can be found easily on public domain online.Poems covered are:"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost"Alone" by Maya Angelou"The Land of N
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4th - 6th
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FREE SAMPLE of Poetry Unit: Analyzing and Comprehending Poems- 4th, 5th, 6th
Overview: This is a sample from my poetry unit for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade in which students will analyze poems, determine the speaker of a poem and their point of view based on textual evidence, identify similes and metaphors and determine their meanings, make inferences based on text clues and background knowledge, and determine the theme/main idea of a poem based on textual evidence. This unit is a great resource for reading comprehension.DIGITAL COPY AVAILABLE. Link to Google Slides digital
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4th - 6th
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Literature, Rhetoric, and Poetry Digital Task Cards (Google & Print)
Transform student learning in your class with task cards! This ELA Analysis Task Cards Bundle includes two versions of these literary, rhetorical, and poetry analysis task cards: traditional PDF and digital Google. Literary Analysis Digital Task CardsThere are two sets of task cards included in this paperless resource. These response to literature task cards cover theme, motif, setting, conflict, characterization, and more, and they work with any piece of fiction and are the perfect way to revie
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6th - 10th
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Analyzing Themes in Song Lyrics - Teach Poetry Analysis Through Song Lyrics
Teach students how to identify themes in song lyrics with this poetry analysis lesson! Guide students through an exploration of central themes expressed in songs. Includes slideshow lesson, informational handout, sample lyrics, application activity for any song lyrics, and a creative expression assignment with rubric. Suitable for distance learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with this Poetry Analysis Lesson:✏️ Poetry in Song Lyrics Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPo
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4th - 10th
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Making Inferences & Text Evidence with SONG LYRICS: No Prep Lesson Plan
Use music lyrics to teach students to make inferences and to cite implicit and explicit text evidence - Lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, answer key, rubric, Google Doc and Google Slides for distance learning or Google Classroom.Music as poetry teaches middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core standards. Analyze song lyrics to introduce, practice and assess: Citing Text Evidence and Making InferencesProduct Includes:Lesson PlanStudent HandoutsPow
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6th - 8th
DIGITAL ELA Bundle - Writing, Poetry and Novel Study Activities
Over 150 DIGITAL pages of WRITING, NOVEL STUDY, AND POETRY RESOURCES will benefit any middle / high school ELA teacher! This bundle can be used with a variety of ages groups and abilities due to the ease in which they can be differentiated! Includes 18 different activities!Use with Google Classroom™, OneDrive™, and other digital learning platforms! Share with students so that they are working directly online - great for Distance Learning!DIGITAL WRITING ACTIVITIES - includes all templates, ru
Literary Analysis Activities and Templates for Poetry
Stop fretting about how to teach poetry and literary analysis! This digital resource makes it easy! You'll give your students the tools they'll need to analyze any poem by teaching TP-fastt and DIDLS. These are acronyms for step-by-step strategies your students can use to build their analysis skills. And...even better? By the end of this lesson, your students will write a literary analysis paragraph!This resource breaks down TP-fastt and DIDLS to teach:analyzing a titleparaphrasingfigurati
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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.
How do I find poetry resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing poetry lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for poetry resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of poetry lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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