In this lesson plan, students will learn or review the topic of "alliteration" in writing. Then each student will create a 25-word headline poem that contains at least three examples of alliteration. [Requires Adobe Reader.]

After listening to the song "Love Song" by Sarah Bareilles and the poem "Valentine for Ernest Mann" by Naomi Shihab, Nye, student will compare and contrast the ideas in them. Sara Bareilles didn't think you can ask for a love song...

A large collection of Chinese poems in Chinese, with English translations for many. Some also include audio. Include classical and more contemporary poets. Search a list of poets or browse by period. There are also a few topical...

This poem is an example of a sonnet with a rhyme scheme with the topic that shares what a cat can hear.

Lesson allows students to examine the various views of American perspective through studying three poems by diverse poets: "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "On the Pulse of Morning"...

Teaching a topic as emotional as the Holocaust requires different pedagogical techniques. One way to humanize the Holocaust is through poetry. This lesson centers around the poem "Refugee Blues" that was written a year before the war....

Guide to the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, including historical context, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with discussion activities, homework assignments, and essay topics.

Provides insight regarding the inclusion of poetry composition on the civil service examination during the Tang Dynasty.

In this module, students will read two texts on the topic of pancakes and distinguish between the text that is a storybook and the text that is a poem.

With this printout, simply choose a one-word topic, write each letter of the word vertically in all capital letters, and then write words or phrases that describe the topic and begin with each letter of the word. It could be adapted for...

A poem about the topic of "immortality", as in the story of Sleeping Beauty, is shared within two stanzas.

This poem shares the topic of the narrator's personal philosophy about life.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn about the form of a haiku. Students will read several examples of haikus and then write their own haikus about the topic of Christmas or New Year's Eve.

Diamantes are poems that form a diamond-shape, and they are often about two opposite ideas. Write to topics of your choosing using a DIAMANTE or if you need help with a topic, click on the topic generator for ideas. Really try to include...

Write about a topic of your choice using a CINQUAIN or click on the topic generator if you need help with a topic. A cinquain is a five-line poem that matches either the traditional format or the modern format. Cinquain templates are...

Build your student's vocabulary, word choice and voice by asking them to write from the perspective of a particular character. Lesson plan incorporates the R.A.F.T.S. strategy: role, audience, format, topic and strong verb.

Students use an interactive topic generator to select a topic for writing dueling acrostic poems; two acrostic poems with opposite words.

This site features the author Emily Dickinson including a biography, the full text of three poetry collections: Poems, Series 1, Poems, Series 2, and Poems, Series 3, each set of poems is listed by topics.

This is a self-guided learning unit on the topic of poetry. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, learning activities, and related literature. Learn how to analyze poetry, appreciate figurative language, and...

Twenty-six half hour videos on literary analysis for high school students that feature authors, scholars, actors and noted critics. Topics include The Art of the Essay, Setting and Character in Short Fiction, Responding to Literature and...

This lesson requires three writing assignments on the topic or war or conflict: 1. Once familiar with the language, types, rhyme and metre used in poetry, learners then write their own. They are given a selection of types to write, and...

This Washington State University site provides a decade-by-decade timeline of American literature with historical events going on at the same time. Most topics on the timeline are links to additional information about the author, work,...

An extensive look at the life and works of Sterling A. Brown of the Harlem Renaissance. With links to specific poems and analysis, a biography, and related topics.

This resource discusses four controversies that concerned the Victorians: evolution, industrialism, what the Victorians called "The Woman Question," and Great Britain's identity as an imperial power. Includes multiple-choice quiz and...