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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Poetry From Prose

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson teaches students to create an original poem based on select words and phrases from a prose piece. Also encourages students to model poetic forms after found poems.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Finding Poetry in Prose Reading and Writing Love Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons about love poetry that ask students to review the genre before writing their own. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

U of Toronto: Poetry and Prose of Thomas Love Peacock

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Toronto provides links to poems by Thomas Love Peacock. It also contains biographical information on Peacock.
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Joseph Addison

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto gives the full text of several of Joseph Addison's poems. A link to Addison's Latin poetry and prose is available on the site.
Website
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full collection of The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. Click on the title of the desired poem or series of poems.
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

Univ. Of Toronto: Poetry and Prose of Alexander Pope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto gives the full text of several of Alexander Pope's poems, including "The Rape of the Lock."
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: End of April

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A poem about a baby bird, emerging from its shell, is shared within the five, three-line stanzas.
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TES Global

Tes: Prose. Toad Rage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource features related activities connected to Morris Geitzman's book, Toad Rage. Students will read a fable, nonfiction reading, prose reading, and connected writing activities.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Odyssey (Prose) by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the prose version of the epic poem The Odyssey (prose) by Homer including all 24 books.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Iliad (Prose) by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a prose version of the Greek epic poem The Iliad by Homer. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the Trojan War.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Prose Version) by Anonymous

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a prose version of the Medieval British Literature epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, author unknown. It also provides prefaces for the first and second editions and notes about the work.
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Education.com

Education.com: Rl.4.5 Worksheets: Explain Major Differences Between Poems, Drama

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Epic of Kings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A modern prose English translation of the 11th century Persian poem, "The Epic of Kings," or "Shahnameh," by Ferdowsi. This translation is by Helen Zimmern. This translation is divided into 18 sections.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: The John Milton Reading Room

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a website devoted to John Milton. It provides the complete text of Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonists, and other works of poetry and prose.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Poetry to Teach Reading & Writing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Lesson plan makes use of weekly poems for students to read, discuss, and study. Students compile a poetry portfolio to use for further learning in reading and writing, as well as engaging in interactive activities such as creative poetry...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Sentimental Moment or Why Did the Baguette Cross the Road?

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-stanza non-prose piece shares a father's point of view about his son, but the father sometimes forgets that his son is now grown.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Gratitude to Old Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this two-stanza non-prose piece, the poet expresses gratitude for old teachers.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Tuesday 9:00 Am

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece shares the topic of disaster invading ordinary occurrences in city life.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Her Head

For Students 9th - 10th
In this non-prose, five-stanza piece, the poet describes her amazement of a woman who is carrying water on her head in Natal, South Africa.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: 96 Vandam

For Students 9th - 10th
In this non-prose piece, the author shares sensory-filled images about a street in New York City where many homeless reside.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Schoolboys With Dog, Winter

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece expresses the happiness of a boy and his dog during the winter.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: How to Listen

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this non-prose piece, the poet shares how to listen carefully to others.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Reckless Poem

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece shares the perspective of the author who thinks that she loses her real "self" occasionally.
Activity
TES Global

Tes: Writing: A Poetry Resource by Dorothea Smart

For Students 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can use this activity to help them generate ideas for poetry. An example poem is provided.

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