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"Compression of Emotional Power"--Responding To Unseen Poetry
Eleventh graders identify the structure, rhythm and style of a selected poem, experience utilizing poetic devices and analyze an annotated poem. They evaluate the themes and inferred meanings to a variety of poems from their textbooks.
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Poetry for Home: Homelessness
Students read a poem to learn about homelessness. In this poetry lesson, students make a list of words about their home and then feelings about their home. Students read the poem 'When I Think Home' and then write their own version of...
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Magical Creatures
Students investigate entertaining characters within stories. In this writing lesson plan, students review nouns and adjectives and discuss magical characters. Students ask themselves questions about their selected characters and...
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American Civil Rights Movement, Photo Essay
Students view photographs from the Civil Rights Movement and write an essay from the point of view of someone in the photograph. They artistically represent various aspects of the Movement.
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Winter Weather Day 5: Follow Up
Students participate in culminating activities for a winter weather unit. They discuss what they have learned about winter weather, and write a diamante poem using winter vocabulary words. Students also construct a pinwheel and explore...
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Language Arts: Awesome Authors Website
Young scholars examine the writing techniques of professional authors and apply them to their own work. In pairs, they email authors to discover the tricks of the trade. Students create their own Website for their work.
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Poetry Immersion
Students explore the genre of poetry through centers. They listen to the sound of poems being read aloud, visualize individual poems and observe and apply line breaks in poetry.
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Sun and Moon Poetry Baskets
Students write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry lesson, students research the sun and the moon. They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.
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Ted Hughes "Pike"
Middle schoolers analyze how a poet uses language to capture creatures and draft a poem on a 'sinister' animal. In this poetry analysis lesson, students read Ted Hughes' poem 'Pike' and analyze pictures of pike fish. Middle schoolers use...
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Friendly Poetry
In this activity, students will compile a list of the things they look for in a friend and use that information to create a simple poem. Using a familiar topic may make poetry a little less daunting for some children.
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Teaching English: Litter Activity
In this litter/pollution worksheet, students read a poem titled "Litter," then complete a chart matching meanings given to words in the poem, complete short answer questions, answer true/false questions and write their own poem.
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Cinco De Mayo Questions 2
For this Cinco de Mayo worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the holiday using each one of the letters. Students complete 11 lines in the poem.
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Teaching About Tolerance Through Music
Explore the importance of tolerance with a music-themed lesson. Learners listen to the music of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and discern the underlying messages before discussing the painful effects of ridicule, disrespect, and...
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Acrostic Poem: Magnet
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students read about creating an acrostic poem, then write one using the word "magnet." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Rainforest Acrostic Poem
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students read about creating an acrostic, then write one using the word rain forest. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Acrostic Poem: Environment
In this acrostic instructional activity, students read about creating an acrostic poem, then write one using the word "environment." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Ancient Rome Acrostic Poem
For this acrostic worksheet, students read about creating an acrostic poem, then write one using "Ancient Rome." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Ocean Acrostic Poem
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students read about creating an acrostic, then write one using the word "ocean." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Acrostic Poem: Space
In this acrostic worksheet, students read about creating an acrostic poem, then write one using the word "space." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Human Acrostic Poem
For this acrostic poem worksheet, learners read about creating an acrostic poem, the complete one using the word "human." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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PhotoStory 3 Lesson Plan
In this lesson plan, PhotoStory 3, students create a story board of an original poem through the use of PhotoStory 3 presentation. Students write a poem and use it to develop their storyboard. Students publish and share their...
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Poetry of the City
Students explore Walt Whitman and about poetry. Most importantly, it teach them that poetry is something anyone can write and encourage them to tell the story of their own community in verse
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Introduction to Poetry
Students explore poetry. They investigate the poetry al around them. Students examine poetry in order to create a deeper understanding of poetry. They read and write a variety of poetry.
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"Quack Said the Billy-goat"
Second graders read the poem together, "Quack Said the Billy-goat" and discuss what makes the poem funny and which words rhyme. They observe the teacher writing a new first verse, changing some of the text, but leaving the original rhyme...