Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Death Personified

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson, students will personify an object within a poem. They will focus on voice and word choice in order to fully convey their message.