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Higher education poetry rubrics
Blackout Poetry Lesson and Creative Art Project — Includes Examples and Rubric
Teach your students all about Blackout Poetry with this fun lesson and activity!In this resource, you will receive:Teacher GuidePowerpoint lesson on Blackout Poetry with step by step directions for students to create their own blackout poems in a variety of ways10 Examples of blackout poems40 Pages of printable texts your students can use to make their own poetryEditable word document Rubric and Prompt for students
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ballad - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
Do your students like to write songs? If you're studying ballads, would they want to write their own?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a ballad gives students all the structure they need for writing a story and setting it to verse. Students will have fun writing rhyming poems and sharing with their classmates. Because everything is done for you, this no-prep print or digital resource is a lesson you can use TODAY! This also works well as an emergency substitute lesson plan and should take
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Poem Analysis and TDA Essay, Text Dependent Analysis — "Out Out" by Robert Frost
In this Poem Analysis and TDA Essay (Text Dependent Analysis), students will first read and answer questions for the poem "Out Out—" by Robert Frost. Students will then write a TDA based on themes and figurative language in the poem. In this lesson plan:Full Poem "Out Out—" by Robert Frost (1916)Poem Analysis Questions that concentrate on poetic devices (alliteration, allusion, theme, mood, tone, dialogue, connotation, rhyme scheme, juxtaposition) with ANSWER KEYTDA Text Dependent Analysis Promp
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Elegy - Poetry Writing - Ode, Sonnet, & Villanelle Forms
Do students understand an elegy? Have you ever asked your classes to write an elegy for a character who dies in a work of literature? What about a famous historical or contemporary figure?By writing their own elegies, students gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the form. This poetry-writing exercise for writing a students can be though-provoking and powerful for students.This lesson includes ⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the form, ⭐ 3 writing forms to help
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Analyzing Poetry
This presentation includes: Over 70 poetry terms defined3 Higher-level Prompt PracticeTips for writing in accordance with AP Exam and SBAC guidelinesPoetry Group Presentation with printable RubricHexagonal Map Activity and samples with printable Rubric & HexagonsExtended Metaphor Activity with printable Rubric“I’m Nobody, Are you Nobody, Too?”By Emily Dickinson Poetry Analysis“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Poetry Analysis“Slam, Dunk and Hook” by ____ Poet
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Poetry Writing Bundle - 10 Classic Poetic Forms - Volume 1 - Digital & Printable
Writing classic poems is perfect for ANY poetry unit, or poetry-writing can be integrated into various units throughout the year. You won't want to wait until April for National Poetry Month! These ten poetic forms provide students experience with writing the 10 most popular classic poetry structures. Your students will be writing like the Masters by the end of the year!Included in this bundle:Sonnet BalladOdeElegyEkphrastic Poetry (response to art)VillanelleDramatic Monologue Mock Heroic EpicPa
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mock Heroic Epic - Poetry Writing - Poems Made Easy
Would you like an engaging writing assignment for students while studying the epic? Are you reading "The Rape of the Lock" with your classes?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a mock heroic epic is FUN for students. They get to write a heroic story about any mundane, ordinary event they choose! This lesson includes ⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the process, ⭐ a peer-feedback form to help students with revision,⭐ a product-specific rubric to assess the student-writte
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Ode - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
Would you like students to have choice and express creativity in their writing? Are you reading odes with your class?This poetry-writing exercise for writing an ode is fun for students. They get to write a tribute to anyone or anything they want! This lesson includes ⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the process, ⭐ a writing form sheet to help students follow the format of a sonnet (4 forms),⭐ a peer-feedback sheet to help students with revision,⭐ a product-specific rubric to
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Rape of the Lock Lesson Set
Pope’s The Rape of the Lock features one of the most famous haircuts in literature. But when is a lock of hair more than a keepsake, and what makes Pope’s poem the unkindest cut of all? Get to the root of the social politics of this seminal 18th century satire in this lesson set, which features engaging, rigorous, no prep lesson materials, including:25+ pages of detailed lecture notes, including a background to the real-life story that inspired the poem, as well as the epic traditions satirized.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Poetry Epigraph Paper for AP Lit
This is an excellent paper in pushing students towards thematic poetic analysis rather than an analysis organized by poetic elements. Students must find a famous quote that expresses the main theme of the poem, then use that quote as an epigraph for their paper, which is an excellent expository strategy for future papers. This is a wonderful writing assessment for AP® English Literature students needing a push into advanced poetry writing, any other upper literary class. Includes paper assignmen
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Creative Poetry Project
This poetry project can be used for all grades. The packet explains in detail how to create various types of poems (which includes a parts of speech poem, a cinquain, an adverb poem, a preposition poem, a haiku, a lantern poem, a tanka poem, an acrostic poem, an emotion poem, a limerick poem, and a concrete poem). Under each type of poem, it gives a brief description, shows the pattern to follow when writing, and gives an example. Students will create these types of poems and bind them in a poet
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ekphrastic Poem - Ekphrasis - Poetry Writing to Integrate Visual Art in ELA
Are you going to an art museum with your class? What about a virtual field trip? Do you want a way to integrate visual art into your ELA lesson or include interdisciplinary writing activities into your existing lessons?This poetry-writing exercise for writing an ekphrastic (”art from art”) poem includes ⭐ an assignment sheet for analyzing a work of art and/or a museum field trip,⭐ a peer-feedback form to help students with revision, ⭐ a product-specific rubric to assess the student-written poem,
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dead Poets Society Movie Guide & Free Verse Activity
As your students watch the 1989 Film Dead Poets Society (directed by Peter Weir), have them answer these film analysis questions to help them better comprehend and understand the film's meaning and purpose. Additionally, have them personally connect to the theme of the film by writing their own free verse poem in response to Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!" The film is 2 hours and 8 minutes in length.Included in this lesson:22 Comprehension and Analysis questions based on the film "Dead Poets
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Sonnet - Shakespearean & Petrarchan - Poetry Writing
Have you taught sonnets? Do students still not understand them?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a sonnet gives students all the structure they need for writing the "square poem" form. Students will have fun writing rhyming poems and sharing with their classmates. Because everything is done for you, this no-prep print or digital resource is a lesson you can use TODAY! This also works well as an emergency substitute lesson plan and should take students 90 minutes (minimum) to complete.By w
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dramatic Monologue - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
Looking for a fresh poetry-writing exercise? Are you reading "My Last Duchess" with your students?This poetry-writing exercise for writing a dramatic monologue is FUN for students. They get to write a one-sided conversation with anyone they want! This lesson includes ⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the process, ⭐ a peer feedback form to help with writing revision,⭐ a product-specific rubric to assess the student-written poem, and ⭐ examples (professional and student-written
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"Hope," by Emily Dickinson
This worksheet is designed to engage students in a comprehensive analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "Hope." It includes various activities and tasks that encourage critical thinking, group discussion, and written response. The worksheet is suitable for middle school and high school students.Worksheet Contents:1. Pair/Group Discussion Activity: Students will engage in a discussion about the concept of hope. They will share their personal experiences and perspectives on hope, fostering a deeper un
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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"Oranges" by Gary Soto - Theme, Tone, or Motif Analysis
This resource makes for a great end-of-course or end-of-unit writing assessment! Students will compose a single text-based paragraph that analyzes the writers' use of theme, tone, or imagery. The rubric emphasizes creating a strong topic sentence and weaving quotes from the poem into their own sentences with analysis and explanation.Why I LOVE this assignment:- Students choose from one of three prompts, which gives them choice/ownership.- Students must incorporate at least five snippets from the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Lit: Q1 Essay Exemplar Comparison using Walcott's "XIV" poem
Your students have finished writing their AP Literature and Composition Question 1 essay - now what?My teaching philosophy is that when students have the opportunity to mirror exemplars, reflect on their writing, and then have the opportunity for revision - their writing will grow leaps and bounds.The LessonThis lesson uses Derek Walcott's "XIV" poem from the 2015 exam.In the lesson, students will reflect on TWO exemplars. One exemplar would probably score a 3-4 on the AP grading scale, and the
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Tall Tale Poetry Project
April is NATIONAL POETRY MONTH - but this project can be used throughout the year as needed. Read a Tall Tale to your students then have them write a poem about that Tall Tale with a specific rhyme scheme (aabb, abab, abcb). Read another Tall Tale... write another poem. Tall Tales + Poetry = Creative Writing at its best! Plus - students are asked to illustrate their poems. The project is fun and allows for creativity! Perfect for Middle or High School students.Tall Tales included are:Paul Buny
AP Poetry Writing Guide and Rubric
Teaching students to explicate a poem is only the appetizer. Next, students need to season their poetry analysis into top scoring FRQ1 essays. Our poetry writing guide takes AP Lit students from what they have already learned about poetry explication into constructing full-bodied analysis. Writing about poetry is scaffolded into the first and second semesters. For teacher ease, we further subdivide content into handouts for students and follow-up observations for the teacher to project on a
"The Raven" and Parody Writing Assignment with Rubric
The package is designed around the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes a copy of the poem for study, two writing assignments, a lesson plan, and a writing rubric. One writing assignment is to create a short parody of "The Raven" in a similar style, the other is a persuasive writing piece to explain why the animal/creature they have selected for their poem is appropriate. Having used this with my own classes, it is a fun and challenging exercise.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hip Hop & Poetry Project Ideas
This is a series of project-based learning ideas which were inspired when I thought about influencing students to use 21st century skills in English class. There is some mention of a book called Hip Hop Family Tree, a graphic novel about the history of hip hop; we studied a few exerpts of this during the unit. Each project idea is broken down into a series of steps.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Beowulf Mood and Imagery Blackout Activity
This activity is designed to have students create an image of Grendel's Mother's lair based on word choice surrounding imagery and mood. This is closely related to blackout poetry activities; however, no poem needs to be created with the words or phrases chosen.This activity includes- Five-Step Directions- Sixty-Point Rubric with the Domains Imagery, Mood, Creativity/Neatness, Comprehension/Synthesis - The Monster's Lair Text Excerpt- Four Student Examples
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Poetry Group Work Exercise to Revise Essays
Whether a poetry essay needs a bit of polishing or a full-scale overhaul, this group exercise will both drill skills and reinforce how best to write about poetry. Teacher intervention is minimal since students are given clear revision directives that are self-explanatory. These step-by-step directives ensure that group members remain actively engaged by assigning roles and tasks to individual group members.Group work can be powerfully helpful in strengthening poetry writing skills, not only fo
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11th - 12th, Higher 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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