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A Raisin in the Sun, Harlem, and the American Dream
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A Raisin in the Sun, Harlem, and the American Dream

9th - 12th
Or does it explode? Study the dream deferred with a collection based on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Complete with lessons, activities, and writing prompts, the collection provides ways to expand your unit on the American dream. Additionally, it contains resources focused on Langston Hughes and his poetry, particularly "Harlem."
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Ode to Ethiopia Worksheet

Ode to Ethiopia

11th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Phillis Whedatley's “On Being Brought from Africa to America” and Paul Laurence Dunbar's “Ode to Ethiopia” offer an opportunity for readers to respond to paired text questions. Using evidence from the poems to respond to questions,...
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Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter Video
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Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter

5 mins 7th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Spice up your traditional approach to teaching poetic structure with a wonderful animated video, which not only covers such terms as foot, meter, verse, but also stresses Shakespeare's unique use of iambic pentameter to convey emotion...
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Fun in the Snow Lesson Plan

Fun in the Snow

K - 3rd
CCSS: Adaptable
Celebrate the arrival of winter with a reading of Jack Ezra Keats' book The Snowy Day. Engaging children by asking them about their own experiences in the snow, the teacher goes on to read the story aloud before asking the class to draw...
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Dead Poets Society: Supplement to Movie Handouts & Reference

Dead Poets Society: Supplement to Movie

9th - 12th
Here's the perfect resource for anyone viewing Peter Weir's Academy Award winning film, Dead Poets Society. Whether part of a classroom study, used in a homeschool situation, or for personal viewing, the nine-page packet is a must....
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What Is the American Dream? Handouts & Reference
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What Is the American Dream?

7th - 9th
CCSS: Adaptable
How do you describe the American Dream? What motivates others to immigrate to the United States, and why do some groups have trouble attaining the American Dream? Your learners will consider these questions as they explore figurative...
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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Allusion Lesson Plan

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Allusion

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Consider the biblical allusions in Emily Dickinson's poetry with the seventh of ten lessons in a language arts unit. Learners read "A little East of Jordan" and "Come slowly - Eden!" and discuss the allusions to the original Old...
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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Rhythm and Meter Lesson Plan

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Rhythm and Meter

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
If you're introducing rhythm and meter into your poetry lesson, consider these activities based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Focusing on "Because I could not stop for Death," kids discuss accents, breves, and how they measure the...
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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Figurative Language Lesson Plan

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Figurative Language

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Extend your instruction on similes and metaphors with a lesson on Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers" and "There is no Frigate like a Book." After a discussion on the images of each poem and their meanings, kids write an...
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Dealing with Grief: A Comparison of Point of View and Tone Lesson Plan
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Dealing with Grief: A Comparison of Point of View and Tone

11th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Good grief? Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Grief" and Emily Dickinson's "After great pain, a formal feeling comes" are the focus of a series of close reading activities that ask groups to compare the point of view and tone of these two...
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War and Poetry Lesson Plan

War and Poetry

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
A band of brothers or the Devil's agents? Nobel warriors freeing the oppressed or mercenaries working for the military/industrial complex? Groups examine poems from the Civil War, World War I, and World War II to determine the poets'...
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Reading and Responding: Lesson 9 Lesson Plan

Reading and Responding: Lesson 9

8th
Follow this lesson, which is written more like a script, to practice reading a poem with your class. Pupils read "The Road Not Taken" and respond to five multiple choice questions on a provided worksheet. The plan leads you through a...
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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Imagery and Personification Lesson Plan

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Imagery and Personification

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Imagery is the focus of this lesson, featuring "The Moon is distant from the Sea" by Emily Dickinson. Readers discuss the lunar cycle and its connection to the speaker's desires, and then choose an image from the poem to compare to their...
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Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson Video

Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson

10 mins 9th - 12th
Everything you wanted to know about Emily Dickinson in 10 minutes. John Green’s rapid pace and hyperkinetic personae may not appeal to all viewers, but the video is, as advertised, a crash course in Dickinson’s life and her poetry. A...
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A Letter to Amy Teaching Plan Lesson Plan

A Letter to Amy Teaching Plan

Pre-K - 2nd
CCSS: Adaptable
Peter wants to send a special birthday party invitation to Amy, but a lot can happen between the front door and the mail box. Read the children's book A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats with your class to find out what happens, extending...
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Over in the Meadow Lesson Plan Activities & Project

Over in the Meadow Lesson Plan

Pre-K - 2nd
CCSS: Adaptable
Get young learners on their feet and moving around with this fun activity for the children's book Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats. During an initial reading of the story, the teacher stops and introduces students to a series of...
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Activities for Teaching “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Activities & Project
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Activities for Teaching “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost

7th - 9th
Use all of these exercises, assignments, and assessments or pick and choose your favorites for your study of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. In this resource you will find: an informational text to examine, vocabulary lists and...
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Connecting Poetry to Your Life: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and Bruce Hornsby Activities & Project

Connecting Poetry to Your Life: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and Bruce Hornsby

7th - 9th
Make poetry relevant by inviting your class to participate in the prompt-writing process. To start off the process, read "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, discussing the poem with the provided questions. Next, read "The Road Not...
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Dream in Color Lesson Plan
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Dream in Color

6th - 9th
Try out a packet of poetry materials to kick-start a poetry unit. Made up of poetry written by black poets, this resource provides three themed sections (family and friends, sports, and dreams) that can be used however you see fit. Each...
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Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades Lesson Plan
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Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades

6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Bring the beauty of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost to middle school language arts. After learners read a copy of the poem, they follow an instructional sequence that focuses on sound, figurative language, and theme.
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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 2 Activities & Project

Express Yourself Lesson Seed 2

6th
CCSS: Designed
Use Langston Hughes's poem, "Words Like Freedom," to explore the concepts of freedom and liberty. Learners read the poem, determine the theme, and use the provided graphic organizer to examine the connotative and denotative meanings of...
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Traveling Robert FrostÕs The Road Not Taken Video

Traveling Robert FrostÕs The Road Not Taken

5 mins 6th - 12th
Explore poetry with this resource featuring the work of Robert Frost. An instructor describes Frost's life and poetry in this video. It could provide a short introduction to a lesson on his poetry.
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Poets and Poetry of the Civil War Presentation

Poets and Poetry of the Civil War

9th - 12th
Introduce your class to John Greenleaf Whittier, Walt Whitman, and Stephen Crane, poets who are associated with the Civil War period. After a brief overview of the life of each writer, the presentation identifies forms these poets used,...
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A Study of Walt Whitman Worksheet

A Study of Walt Whitman

11th - 12th
Walt Whitman’s “I Hear American Singing” and Langston Hughes’ response “I, Too Sing America” are part of a six-page packet that also includes excerpts from “Song of Myself.”  Each poem and excerpt is followed by questions that could be...
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