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\nPoetry Power Printables\n

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\nA collection of lessons calls kids to craft clever creations. Each of the 10 resources focuses on a single poetry form and includes an explanation of the form, rules to use when writing the form, and examples. Poems and poetry planning...\n
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\nPoetry is Not a Chryme\n

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\nA poem: Here's a collection to share your love and affection of poetry. Steer your students in the direction of this collection on poetry. Incorporate this collection on poetry in the classroom, or during April to celebrate National...\n
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\nShape Poetry\n

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\nCalligrams, or shape poems, are the focus of ninth exercise in a ten-part poetry writing series.\n
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\nWriting a Shape Poem\n

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\nShape poems can be fun! Give your writers this example of a poem shaped like a fir tree, then give them the chance to try one of their own. This can be a fun poetry-style exercise to let visual learners experience a new side of poetry.\n
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\nHow to Write a Concrete or “Shape” Poem\n

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\nWriters compose an original shape poem. Scholars choose a subject to write about and create a visual representation by forming a corresponding picture using the poem's words.  \n
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\nShape (Or Concrete) Poems\n

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\nPoetry comes in all shapes and sizes. Young writers pick a shape, select words and phrases that describe how the shape makes them feel, and create a shape poem. A raindrop example and step-by-step instructions give your...\n
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\nPoems: calligrams\n

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\nHave fun with shape poems! First and second graders write calligrams that add to the meaning of their poems. Great for your poetry unit or if you want to combine poetry and art lessons. \n
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\n\"Forms\" of Poetry \n

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\nPoetry isn't all sonnets and rhyming couplets! Introduce your class to three fun types of poetry: shape poems, acrostic poems, and diamante poems. Each type is explained, and an example is provided. Challenge your class to write one in...\n
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\nAnansi Goes To Lunch - First Grade\n

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\nGreed is the theme of this collection of multidisciplinary activities. As a class, read The West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch by Bobby Norfolk, and take part in a grand discussion about it's plot and theme. Reinforce the...\n
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\nConcrete Poems\n

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\nConcrete poems, or shape poems as they are sometimes called, are the focus of the eighth instructional activity in this poetry unit. Young scholars examine several examples of concrete poems and consider how the shape contributes to the...\n
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\nSplish, Splash Poetry\n

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\nLearners write weather shape poems and sing weather related songs. In this creative writing lesson plan, students read the book, It's Raining, It's Pouring and list weather words they heard in the story. Learners use the writing process...\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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\nGwendolyn Brooks\n

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\nYoung scholars write a poem. In this writing instructional activity, students learn about Gwendolyn Brooks, a famous poet. Young scholars discuss shape poetry and how it is written. Students choose an object from nature and write their...\n
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\nChristmas Tree Shaped Poems\n

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\nStudents think about ways in which they can spread joy during the holiday season. They create poems in the shape of a Christmas tree. Pupils use formatting tools in Microsoft Word to format the text of the poem. Students discuss ways...\n
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\nDifferent Types of Poetry\n

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\nProvide pupils samples of different types of poems including haikus, narrative, nonsense, shape, and rhyming poems. In groups, class members read the poems, establish their general meaning, identify poetic devices, and rate the poems,...\n
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\nThe Poet Who Painted with His Words\n

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\nGuillaume Apollinare, known for his calligrams—shape poems—is the subject of a short video that introduces viewers to the works of this amazing artist.\n
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\nBlack History Lesson Plan: Gwendolyn Brooks\n

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\nLearn more about the work of Gwendolyn Brooks with a language arts instructional activity. Young learners read an informational passage about the acclaimed poet before attempting a shape poem of their own.\n
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\nWhat is a Shark?\n

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\nStudents discuss their knowledge of sharks. In this shark instructional activity, students read about various sharks and look up shark sightings in an online newspaper. They create Shark-shaped poetry. \n
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\nLearning English through Poems and Songs\n

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\nExposing learners to the power of words in poetry is a stimulating way to learn languages. Songs, haikus, rhyming words, and narrative works are all employed in a resource for teaching English as a Second Language.\n
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\nOther Poetic Types\n

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\nRather than a activity, this resource is a list of poetic forms and young poets are encouraged to try their hand at composing poems of various types.\n
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\nCinquain Poems\n

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\nPupils write five-line, diamond shaped poems that are very easy to write then submit one through an automatic PIZZAZZ form.\n
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\nIn this recognizing the shape of a square activity, students read a poem describing a square, trace and finish drawing Sammy Square. Students draw 6 parts.\n
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\nStudent study the properties of wind. They make a miniature hot-air balloon and compose diamond-shaped poems about the wind. They explain that as the sun warms air around the earth, the air rises. Colder air then moves in to fill the...\n
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\nLandmine Poetry\n

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\nStudents create a variety of poems based on information they gather about the worldwide landmine crisis. They create shape poems, diamante poems and acrostic poems. This is a very nice lesson on poetry, with a strong tie-in to the issue...\n
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