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.
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.
eBook
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.
Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: They Shut Me Up in Prose

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "They Shut Me Up In Prose --", 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.
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...
Lesson Plan
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.
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: 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.
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.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: After Years

For Students 9th - 10th
This one-stanza non-prose piece is a love poem.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Birthday

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece shares the poet life as he reminisces about his boyhood.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Because You Left Me a Handful of Daffodils

For Students 9th - 10th
In the non-prose piece, the poet reminisces about being elected in fifth grade.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: June 11

For Students 9th - 10th
In this non-prose piece, the poet shares his experience with a birthday passing without much celebration.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Doing Without

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece share what it would be like to go without having many material possessions.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: The End and the Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this non-prose piece, the poet describes the post-war area needs and the concerns of the traumatized area in the years after.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Blue Willow

For Students 9th - 10th
In this non-prose piece, the poet reminisces about the willow and rushes near her childhood home.

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