Third graders write and present a descriptive 'powergraph' that describes a secret object using prior knowledge of adjectives, clustering graphic organizers, and presentation skills. Authors read powergraphs and classmates 'Guess What It...

Students research a holiday celebrated by their family and write a studenT story in which they explain the history of the holiday and describe ways in which it is celebrated.

Students examine the story, "Charlotte's Web" in the nine lessons of this unit. As the students progress through the book, they will explore the story plot, setting, character, and the value of friendship.

Seventh graders read the novel, Lyddie, while studying the reform movement. They complete assignments for each chapter and write essays about Lyddie's development through the novel.

This tutorial focuses on different aspects of poetry: definitions, types of poetry with examples, and how to read, write, and analyze poetry. It includes three videos: a YouTube video of "El Guante" performing a free verse poem, a...

Explains what a lyric poem is and gives examples in modern culture. Discusses why lyric poetry is appealing, how its quality is judged, some different definitions, and how it has evolved over time. RL.9-10.5 text structure effects

This website contains a glossary with definitions of poetic terms and a bibliography of additional African-American poets and books and recommended reading.

Contains plans for eight lessons in a poetry unit that asks young scholars to write poetry in various forms after reading models. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

William Shakespeare's "The Seven Ages of Man" pointed out how life happens in stages. Modeling the Bard himself and Harry Chapin's "Cat's In The Cradle", which breaks a father-son relationship into four stages (verses), each student will...

This site contains 4 of Synge's poems: "The Curse", "Danny," "On an Anniversary," and "Queens," as well as definitions for any vocabulary you might not know.

This lesson focuses on the definition of the epic and how Beowulf fits the definition. It provides links to a variety of translations of Beowulf, commentary on the translations, the complete text, an abridged text, and an audio version...

This two-page PDF is a list of poetic devices and their definitions compiled by the Undergraduate Writing Center, of The University of Texas at Austin.

This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on Sir Winston Churchill and his award-winning speeches during WW II. It features links to a brief history "England in World War II," a Winston Churchill biography, a list...

In addition to biographical notes about Van Duyn, this site has four essays about her poetry, one by Van Duyn.

This article by Dr. Marguerite Connor focuses on metaphysical poetry and the metaphysical poets. It includes a definition, the characteristics, a discussion of metaphycial poets and poetry, Neo-Platonism, platonic love, and T.S. Eliot's...

An explanation for how to discuss a poem by referring to the poem's meaning and how it is constructed. Includes definitions of terms used when discussing poetry.

An excellent site for children about the definition, examples, and types of poetry. Students can click nodes such as "What's a Poem?", "Read More Poems," or even "Write a Poem."

This site from the Fu Jen University describes the term "metaphysical" and gives history and definition of the term "metaphysical poet" as coined by critic Samuel Johnson.

A glossary of literary terms, primarily dealing with poetry, with definitions.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or poem is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

This is a bibliography of Andrew Marvell (1621-1678); his poems include "Upon Appleton House," "To his Coy Mistress," and "The Definition of Love."

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...