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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: The Little Boy Found

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, "The Little Boy Found", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: The Little Girl Found

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from William Blake's Songs of Experience, "The Little Girl Found", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Other

Humanistic Texts: Selected Poetry of Hitomaro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The text to poetry written by Kakinomoto Hitomaro is found here.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Internet Poetry Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
ibiblio.org provides a collection of works from contemporary poets from around the world, including Seamus Heaney, Margaret Walker and Czeslaw Milosz among others. Good models for both depth of thought and style found in good...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Tribute to an Artist and His/her Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Inspired by both a song (sung by Don McLean) about Van Gogh as well as a poem written by Tupac Shakur, students will be inspired to research an artist with an interesting life and style of work. Students will research the artist they...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Preamble: More Than an Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Strategies to help students learn the preamble of the Constitution. Includes a found poem lesson plan.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: A Story of Epic Proportions: What Makes a Poem an Epic?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
For this lesson plan, students will consider "A Story of Epic Proportions: What makes a Poem an Epic?." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Poetry of the Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Poetry of The Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Poetic Forms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shares numerous poetic forms. The following poetic forms are highlighted: rondeau, triolet, pastoral, pantoum, found, ghazal, dramatic monolgue, and blues.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Death in Poetry: a.e. Housman and Dylan Thomas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Death in Poetry: A.E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young" and Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Bird Verb Poems

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, the mentor text entitled Birds, written by Kevin Henkes, is used. Students will do the art link included on the site first. Then students will work as a class to record verbs found in the mentor text. Then students will...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Poetry Diamante

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to write their own diamante poem following poem guidelines found in this flipchart.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 1: In Emily Dickinson's Own Words: Letters and Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 1: In Emily Dickinson's Own Words: Letters and Poems. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism With J. Alfred Prufrock

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism with J. Alfred Prufrock. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Read Works

Read Works: "Ozymandias"

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Percy Shelley about the ruins of a statue found in the desert. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language: Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying figurative language techniques found in excerpts written by William Shakespeare. A worksheet is available to help reinforce the concept of figurative language...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Screenprint & Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will create a design based on a poem found online and use that design for screenprinting.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto Library: George Bowering

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of George Bowering can be found here along with a list of his publications and some written about him, some of his poems and his writing philosophy.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Spiritual Resistance During the Holocaust

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In an effort to preserve their dignity and culture during the Holocaust, the Jewish people found ways to resist the Nazis. This lesson plan is broken down by resistance methods such as the use of the camera, poetry, letters, and...
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Other

Tooter4kids: Light and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
You'll find a wealth of resources at this site dedicated to color! Easy-to-read discussions can be found on topics ranging from the science of light to complementary colors and the color wheel. All special terms are highlighted and...
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Other

Poets & Writers Magazine: Classifieds

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Found in these classifieds are numerous calls for manuscripts of various kinds (some of a somewhat controversial nature). Contests are also mentioned.
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
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Other

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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