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\nHow to Write a Diamante Poem\n

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\nA lesson begins with a description of a diamante poem and the rules to follow while writing one. Scholars examine the ins and outs of synonym and antonym diamantes, then compose an original poem using their newfound knowledge. \n
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\nFound News Poems\n

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\nCombine informational text and creative writing with one fun activity! Middle and high schoolers write found poems based on newspaper headlines that they find. The resource includes a thorough lesson plan and many links to articles that...\n
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\nPoetry Passport\n

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\nPassport photos are notoriously unflattering but here's an activity that encourages youngsters to create a poetic picture of themselves using each category on the passport as a prompt for a poem.\n
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\n\"Evoking\n\n
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\nEvoking the Senses in a Poem\n

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\nBudding poets choose a topic for a sensory-filled poem. Authors describe that topic using detailed language based on the five senses. Then, switch the senses to create a fanciful poem intended to add a touch of fun to the objective. \n
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\nAbstract Ideas Explored: Writing with Extended Metaphor\n

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\nA 25-page packet includes eight detailed lesson plans centered around poems by Emily Dickinson. Each lesson begins with a burning question that students attempt to answer by using evidence from Dickinson's poems.\n
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\nHow to Write a Free Verse Poem\n

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\nBudding poets compose an original free verse poem. Encouraged to use personification and alliteration, scholars read over three tips and examples then try their hand at drafting a poem of their own style.  \n
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\nHow to Make a Poem\n

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\nEven reluctant writers will be able to craft poems using the poem making kit provided by this resource.\n
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\nHow to Write a Cinquain Poem\n

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\nA lesson challenges scholars to create a cinquain poem. Writers begin by choosing a topic and brainstorm details, then compose their original poem making sure to count syllables. \n
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\nRhythm in Poetry: I Am the Iamb\n

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\nIt's fun to write a poem with iambs! Practice using iambs in all types of different poems with an online poetry lesson.\n
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\nPoetry and Storytelling Café\n

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\nAcademics take turns as actors in an engaging poetry cafe. Elementary learners work in small groups to create original poems or stories addressing community issues and read their work in front of a live audience. Scholars also reflect...\n
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\nHow to Create Book Spine Poetry\n

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\nCan you create a poem without writing a word! With found poetry, you can! Practice one version of found poetry with a lesson on book spine poems. Learners create poems by stacking books and reading the lines created by their spine titles.\n
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\nWriting An Acrostic\n

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\nInvite learners to introduce themselves through poetry. After brainstorming and choosing details, pupils draft two acrostic poems using their names as the base. They then evaluate and revise their poems.\n
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\nThe Poetry of Chinese Immigration\n

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\nNumerous people from China immigrated to the US during the era of industrialization and expansion. Provide your class with a glimpse into the life of a Chinese immigrant through the poetry they left behind. They then compose a poem of...\n
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\nHaiku: Lesson Plan for Teachers\n

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\nAfter examining winning entries to the Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition, young poets try their hand at this fixed form.\n
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\nFree Writing\n

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\nIt will cost you little to ask class members to engage in a free writing exercise that helps even reluctant writers craft a poem.\n
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\nBringing Household Items to Life\n

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\nUse folk tales as inspiration for learning about and using personification in creative writing. Learners brainstorm together in order to practice personification before writing their own poems or paragraphs about a household object.\n
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\nTheme Poems\n

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\nContinue celebrating Poetry Month with an interactive whose focus is writing shape, or theme, poems. Young poets choose from nature, school, shapes, sports, and celebration themes. Then, they brainstorm words that have to do with the...\n
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\nA Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry\n

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\nScholars work collaboratively to compose a found poem from one of their favorite stories. With a finished product in hand, class members form a circle and perform their work for an audience by taking turns reciting one line till the poem...\n
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\nSimile and Metaphor Lesson Plan\n

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\nSimiles and metaphors are the focus of a poetry instructional activity complete with two exercises. Scholars read poetry excerpts, underline comparative phrases, then identify whether it contains a simile or metaphor. They...\n
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\nRhyme Schemes Lesson Plan\n

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\nScholars read four brief poems and analyze their word usage in order to identify the rhyme scheme. \n
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\nOnomatopoeia Poetry Lesson Plan\n

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\nTwo exercises boost scholars' knowledge of a onomatopoeia with excerpts from famous poems. In exercise one, participants circle onomatopoeia words. Exercise two challenges writers to choose three words to use in an...\n
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\nWriting a Monologue\n

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\nThe works of Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and Britain's 2009 poet laureate, serve as a model for a writing activity that asks class members to select a character card, brainstorm lists of words, phrases, actions, and items associated...\n
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\nWriting Couplets\n

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\nSometimes, getting started is the hardest part; but that is not the case with this poetry worksheet that asks scholars to read through a list of rhyming pars, choose three, and use them to write a couplet poem. \n
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\nDiamante Poems\n

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