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Higher education poetry lessons
High School Poetry Unit, 4 Weeks, Analysis + Fun Supplements, PDF & Google Drive
This high school poetry unit plan will excite both teachers and teens by ramping up traditional poetry lessons with modern-designed multimedia materials. My MASSIVE poetry lesson bundle includes four weeks of materials designed for high school and advanced middle school students. (60+ pages in PDF + Google Drive versions of all student handouts, 120+ Prezi/Google Drive slides, and online media links)This HUGE bundle includes:• A day-by-day calendar to follow with helpful details and nightly home
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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Poetry Annotation - How to Annotate a Poem Guide Instructions & Assignment
Poetry annotation is an important skill for students to master, and this ready-to-use resource guides students through the entire process of how to annotate a poem. Analyzing poetry is very challenging for students, but with this step-by-step guide, your students will feel totally confident annotating any poem they encounter during your poetry unit. This resource goes through all of the practical steps that students must take when analyzing and annotating a poem, and there is absolutely no prep
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Poetry Bundle - Engaging Poetry Activities for Any Unit - Stations, Escape Room
Elevate your next poetry unit with this pack of engaging poetry resources! When you purchase this resource bundle, you will receive the following:How To Read A Poem BrochurePoetic Devices Question TrailPoetry Learning Stations For ANY PoemPoetry Escape RoomClick on the individual product listings for more information. :)
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The ULTIMATE Shakespeare Sonnet Bundle-- 100+ Pages and 15 Sonnets
This bundle is the ULTIMATE Shakespeare Sonnet Bundle by Bespoke ELA. With over 100 pages of resources to help your students analyze Shakespearean sonnets, this bundle is an excellent addition to any unit on Shakespeare.This bundle includes:1. Sonnet Visual Notes Page-- for students to use during introductory notes-- or students can use this page as a WebQuest guide2. Sonnet Mad Libs Activity3. Sonnet Stalking Task Cards-- to use for making observations of the style + traits of Shakespeare's
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Poetry Escape Room: Engaging Poetry Activity for Any Poetry Unit
Make poetry fun with this engaging and challenging poetry escape room activity that can be facilitated traditionally, digitally (aka NO prep), or with a blended hybrid approach. During this escape room, students will label the elements/rhyme scheme of a poem, identify examples of poetic devices, closely read, and analyze poems from various authors.This sequential escape room was designed with scaffolding in mind. It takes students through 5 challenges, which start simple and gradually progress t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson Lesson and Assignments
Teach Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson with this ready-to-use teaching bundle that includes a presentation, poetry annotation assignment, analysis questions, symbolism assignment, answer keys, and creative writing. Because I Could Not Stop for Death personifies death and takes students on an eerie carriage ride from birth to passing. This makes a great Halloween poetry lesson, but it can be used at any time of the year! This is included in our best-selling poetry bundle>&
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The ULTIMATE Macbeth MEGA Bundle-- 45 UNIQUE Lessons & Activities
This unit contains 45 separate lessons and activities to supplement any Macbeth unit... and many of them are editable and useful for distance learning or in the classroom! In this bundle, you will find:Pre-Reading ActivitiesIntroduction to Shakespeare Activity Pack— IncludedShakespeare’s World Virtual Field Trip— IncludedAristotle’s Poetics & Shakespeare— IncludedMacbeth Introduction NotesMacbeth Introduction Notes Sheet— To accompany the Intro PowerPointMacbeth Scavenger Hunt Activity— Incl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Poetic Devices Question Trail: Engaging & Kinesthetic Poetry Activity
Want to spice up your lessons on poetry and engage ALL of your students? Get your students moving and interacting with this unique high-interest activity that takes students on a “trail” around the room! Use this to practice identifying devices or to review for an assessment! I typically use this as a way to scaffolding analysis of poetic devices. Before we analyze, I need to know who is still struggling with identifying devices. Poetic/literary devices seem like those things we teach our kids e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Question Trails GROWING BUNDLE: Engaging Activities
Poetry & Art: Blackout Poetry Book Pages
(7) BLOWN UP BOOK PAGES & Instructions Included for creating poetry from the heart without the pressure of rhyming or form. Even if participants are not familiar with the principles of poetry (i.e., feeling, image, rhythm simile, metaphor, shape, and sound), they can express themselves with this fun activity to creatively problem solve varying poetic forms. Teach Social Emotional Learning or Poetry in a supportive way that will encourage creativity, participation, and deeper self-expression.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Introduction to Poetry Learning Stations: What is Poetry? - for any Poetry Unit
Instead of delivering a PowerPoint lecture on the definition of poetry, immerse your students in poems about poetry with these interactive learning stations designed to engage through inquiry-based learning. Students will read various poems by a variety of authors, contemplating the definition of poetry, how to read poetry, and what it means to write poetry. By the end of this lesson, they will be able to answer the question of "What is poetry?" in their own unique (and hopefully poetic) way!Eac
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mother to Son by Langston Hughes - Poetry Presentation and Assignments
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes - Poetry Presentation and Assignments: Immerse your students to one of Langston Hughes' most famous poems with this ready-to-use poetry resource. This lesson introduces Langston Hughes' poignant poem, "Mother to Son," using an extended metaphor of a set of stairs. The monologue from a mother to her son offers profound advice to keep climbing, regardless of life's challenges. This works great as Black History Month poetry lesson or as a Mother's Day resource, but
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Raven and Edgar Allan Poe: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Over 40 slides! Now with guided reading questions! "The Raven" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this famous poem to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this power point are the following: background information, information on Poe, literary focus (symbolism, foreshadowing, point of view, etc.) and an overview of the poem. Great for Poe units, poetry units, summer
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Poetry Learning Stations for ANY Poem: Analysis Activity for any Poetry Unit
Struggling to teach poetry? Looking for ways to engage and challenge your students? Need a versatile resource that you can use for ANY poem? Look no further, because these poetry analysis learning stations are here to save your day! This resource is a great thing to have in your poetry toolbox, and it's perfect for that poem that you just can't seem to figure out how to teach.When you purchase this product, you will receive an EDITABLE 7-slide PowerPoint resource, as well as TWO DIGITAL VERSIONS
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introduction to Poetry | Guided Notes | Intro to Poetry
Teach your students what a poem is as well as all the important information necessary while teaching poetry, like: vocabulary, sound devices, types of poetry, figurative language, how to analyze a poem, and how to find rhyme scheme. In this resource, you will receive a packet of graphic organizers/guided notes along with a Powerpoint lesson that teaches the following terminology:VOCABULARYpoem, speaker, line, stanza, quatrain, couplet, cinquain, tercet, refrain, symbol, theme, moodtone, imagery,
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
To This Day: For the Bullied & the Beautiful TED Talk Lesson
This resource includes both printable worksheets and a Google Drive (paperless) option. This TED Talk lesson is intended to be used with Shane Koyczan's powerful TED Talk, "To This Day ... for the bullied and beautiful." (Warning: "strong language" is included in this TED Talk.) Not appropriate for middle school students.)From TED:By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and … different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem abou
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: TED Talk 16 Lesson Bundle #2
Critical Lenses - seven different forms of literary criticism
This presentation serves as an introduction to what literary criticism and/or a critical lens is and seven different types of literary theories:Marxist CriticismPsychoanalytical CriticismArchetypal CriticismNew Criticism (Formalism)Reader-responseNew Historicism Gender CriticismEach section defines what that school of thought focuses on and gives examples of what sort of questions a literary theorist might ask of a piece of literature. At the end, the poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" is used as an ex
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
HIGH SCHOOL POETRY | 5 American Poets: Dickinson, Hughes, Frost, Bishop, Brooks!
This high-school poetry bundle features 5 EDITABLE units on American poetry that can be used in sequence over two weeks. The 5 units feature a total of 50 poems by 5 American poets: Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and Gwendolyn Brooks. By having students read the 10 best poems by each writer, you'll introduce them to the breadth of each poet's work while taking a deep dive into two or three poems in each class session.This poetry curriculum promises to elicit dy
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of “If” by Rudyard Kipling
Fun and engaging! An easy to implement Socratic seminar and more! A great way to introduce Socratic seminar, promote active learning, and begin or end the school year with a positive, inspirational message. Socratic seminar is an excellent way to infuse 21st century skills and higher order thinking skills into learning. This 62-slide, Common Core aligned PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. It is easy to implement and will promot
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Emily Dickinson's 10 BEST Poems | Discussion Questions, Quizzes, Assignment, Key
NEW IN 2021: Rigorous! Thought-provoking! Discussion-Based! This 45-page EDITABLE mini-unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions, quizzes on poetic devices, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of Dickinson's poems and generate profound interpretive insights!! Here are some highlights from this 45-page mini-unit on Dickinson's poetry:• 10 Poems by Emily
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Paradox Lesson, Complete Teaching Pack with Task Cards
Paradox Lesson -Poetry Close Reading Lesson, Task Cards, Creative Writing Prompt
In this NO PREP print-and-go teaching pack, you will find everything you need to teach and practice the literary term: paradox. Students will walk through definitions, examples, guided practice, and a professional poetry-based exemplar before they are challenged to construct their own creative writing using the higher level concept of paradoxes.
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Formal lesson plan with CCSS
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
The Second Coming, Yeats, Analysis Activities (Things Fall Apart or Stand-alone)
A Common Core aligned literary analysis lesson with handouts for W. B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming.” Can be used with Things Fall Apart or as a stand-alone activity. The packet includes:• A step-by-step lesson plan, including background information on the poem• A handout of the poem, including definitions for challenging vocabulary• A graphic organizer for analyzing symbolism--including answer key• Discussion questions--including answer keyIn this lesson, students will explore Yeats’ famous apoc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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I Hear America Singing and I Too - Poetry Analysis and Modernization
This is a great little poetry lesson that I like to use at the start of an American literature class to help develop the idea of America. The lesson has the students do a close reading of the poems "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and "I, too" by Langston Hughes to show the developing idea of America in poetry. Students are asked to identify figurative language, tone, and bias as part of the analysis. The assignment culminates with a modernization of Whitman's poem asking students to con
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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"Poetry and Philosophy" POETRY UNIT (AP Literature/High School)
This is my full poetry unit that I teach in my AP English Literature and Composition class (which is up to date with the 2019 changes). While attempting to accomplish the analytical skill building necessary for success in AP Lit, I also nestle this unit in my "Literature and Philosophy" quarter. Engaging philosophical content drives the thematic focus of many lessons and the poems, adding to the cohesiveness and depth of the unit. The poems covered in the unit were written mainly by classic B
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP English Literature Full Year BUNDLE!
Literary Device Bell-Ringers for Analysis + Close Reading Practice- EDITABLE
This editable Power Point presentation contains TEN weeks worth of bell-ringers that target common literary devices used in literary analysis.The devices included are:SimileMetaphorPersonificationIronyHyperboleParadoxUnderstatementAllusionAlliterationImageryEach week is devoted to a specific device, and students practice creating their own original example of the device and then practice analyzing the device across four different literary examples during the week. On Fridays, students respond t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Bell-Ringers & Mentor Sentences: A Bundle for the Beginning of Class
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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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