Free Verse Lesson Plans

Third graders read free verse poetry. In this language arts lesson plan, 3rd graders read examples of free verse poetry and create their own free vers poems.

Seventh graders review the language origins for English words and identify the three key patterns to look for in word. They determine the meaning of free verse poetry in the text comprehension section and analyze the meaning of the words instead of looking at the form the poem takes. Finally, they practice reading verse poetry to a partner.

Eighth graders review Latin and Greek word origins with partners. After their review, 8th graders explore the genre of free verse poetry. They identify the key features of free verse and practice reading free verse poems aloud. They write a response paragraph about the poem they have read.

Students compose poems in free verse from an organism's point of view about changes in their environment. They analyze poems in the book, "Windows on the Wild" for inspiration. The poems express how human activity impacts the organisms' environments.

Ninth graders examine the three major origins for words in the English language while making a class chart. In the comprehension section of the literacy block they read free verse poetry and respond to it in writing. They practice reading the poetry before adding the term "free verse" to the class chart.

Students examine poetry examples in free verse focusing on their prosodic elements. After critiquing works by several authors, they write their own poems utilizing such devices as alliteration, repetition, rhyme, and stanzas.

Focus on the writing traits of idea development and word choice in this Six Trait lesson. Young learners examine the figurative language in "10:15 on Saturday Night” by the Cure, and write their own free verse poetry inspired by the lyrics. Use this activity in your lesson about word choice.

Second graders examine several examples of poetry in the six lessons of this unit. The lessons focus on five poetic forms, couplets, quatrains, limericks, Haiku, and free verse.

Students play with poetry. For this free verse poetry lesson, students use figurative language to define words. Students focus on writing with emotion as they practice using similes and metaphors to create a poem.

Students write original free verse poetry. They use words associated with their senses and visit a website to manipulate given words into a poem, and submit it online.