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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Playing Around With Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students listen to and read various texts using figurative language including a ballad, poetry (Haiku, Cinquain, Limmerick) and rap music. They discuss language, meaning and ideas in a range of texts, relating their understanding to...
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Teaching Heart: Fairy Tale Lessons & Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Geared toward grades K-3--offers objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions and evaluations. Online lesson plans for introducing and teaching basic literary criticism skills.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Guided Comprehension in Action: Teaching Summarizing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn the ins and outs of writing biographies by researching a contemporary or historical figure and writing a summary.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Pizzaz!

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
Come and check out this incredible resource from the University of Oregon. This site features links to creative-writing for poetry and fiction, as well as other teacher resources.
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Pumpkin Patch: A Collection of Pumpkin Poetry

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
An awesome collection of student-generated poetry about pumpkins. The site is fully illustrated with student work.
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Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Types of Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces a variety of poem types to students. It contains various forms of poetry with example poems.

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