Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Descriptive Writing
This is a comprehensive article about what descriptive writing including what it is, why to teach it and strategies to teach it. It also features two videos Five Senses Graphic Organizer and Writing Poems as well as an annotated list of...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing Riddle Rhymes With Jean Marzollo
Children's author Jean Marzollo will teach you how to write "I Spy Riddle Rhymes"! There is a teacher's guide included.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: Sylvia Plath: Creative Writing
Looking at three of Sylvia Plath's poems, students will be encouraged to think critically and create compositions that explore complex themes. [PDF]
Other
Poetry teachers.com
This site has lots of teaching ideas for instilling a love of poetry in students. Sections include Poetry Class, Poetry Fun, Poetry Theater, Poetry Contests, and information on how to invite authors to your school.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: The All Purpose Multimedia Poetry Beast
In this activity students explore writing and performing poetry in various forms: writing poetry, choral readings, mime, and preparing a multi-media presentation by designing a web page.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Poetry Writing
This site comes from the Scholastic website and provides a teacher's guide to writing poetry. This lesson plan is put together very well and provides an outline of the project, learning objectives, assessment information and much more.
British Library
British Library: Robert Browning: Creative Writing
Looking at three of Robert Browning's poems, students will be encouraged to think critically and create compositions that explore complex themes.[PDF]
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Poetry to Teach Reading & Writing
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...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement:narrative and Persona in the Poetry of Robert Frost
Using Frost's famous poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" as an example of narrative poetry, students explore the artistry and significance of the narrative poem. In addition, this lesson plan provides suggestions for writing...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Writing a Bio Poem
This site describes how a Bio poem can be used to teach young scholars to focus on the characteristics of a person or an animal, anything or anyone really. It requires the student to put themselves in the subject's shoes. Lesson plan...
Scholastic
Scholastic: National Poetry Month
A bunch of great poetry resources and lessons! Each lesson lists grade appropriateness. Although this site was created with national poetry month in mind, most of the lessons can be used any time of year.
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Romeo and Juliet: Words, Poetry & Plagiarism
In these activities, students will conduct a close linguistic exploration of the Romeo and Juliet text, which considers the central and deadly role that words play in the lovers' fate. They will also engage in broader tasks that...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Discovering Memory Li Young Lee's Poem "Memonic" and the Brain
Contains plans for eight cross-curricular lessons that teach about memory and the brain using Li-Young Lee's poem "Mnemonic." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Poems, Poems, Everywhere
Students will read poems for pleasure, read a poem closely for meaning and form, and present a poem as a part of a group to the class. They will write a variety of poems, and choose at least one for re-writing and editing to publication...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: 6th Grade Poetry Unit: Identity
Complete teaching unit for 6th Grade Poetry Unit: "Identity." Students will read 6 poems that speak to the theme of creating an identity. They will revisit the essential question: "How do we forge an identity?", read thematically-paired...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Just Because Poems
To be taught in concordance with The Lord of the Flies, this lesson teaches students how to give a voice to some of those not being heard on the island.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Units: Teaching Units
Complete teaching units (12) by grade level. CommonLit units are crafted to be both engaging and rigorous, featuring a variety of literary and informational texts from diverse sources. Reading, writing, and discussion are prioritized in...
Other
Teachit.co.uk: Library of English Teaching Resources
Teachit.co.uk is a free online resource for English teachers. Content includes classroom materials, schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching tools. Look at the Top 5s, the English Teaching Online, the Teachit Trails, and the Tweakits....
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a 5 W Poem
This site describes how a 5W poem is a good way to teach children to identify and focus on the five W's of a story or an event. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a Diamond Poem
This is a good poem format to help teach adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a Name Poem
This site describes how a Name Poem is a good way to teach children to focus the influence that people (friends and family) around them have. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write an "I Am" Poem
This is a template for "I Am" poetry. Pupils will focus on their own characteristics as they create an autobiographical poem.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a Cinquain
At the most basic level a cinquain is a five line poem or stanza. Here are two variations. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Teaching With Pourquoi Tales
This site features activities that revolve around "Teaching With Pourquoi Tales." Learners will learn more about these types of old legends that deal with the natural world.