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The Life and Lines of Robinson Jeffers
Robinson Jeffers had various twists and turns in his life that make for a great quiz! Fairly long questions are complex and detailed. Contains a lot of biographical information and a little bit of information about his poems.
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A Poem About Sadako
In this poetry writing worksheet students use the letters SADAKO to write an acrostic poem. Each letter will begin the next line of poetry.
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Volcano Acrostic
In this creative writing worksheet, students create an acrostic poem about volcanoes. Students use the letters in VOLCANOES to begin each line of poetry.
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Death Be Not Proud
Not dreadful, but mighty, this activity for “Divine Sonnet X” (aka “Death Be Not Proud”) models for individuals how to recognize John Donne’s argument for why Death should not be proud and how to recognize the sonnet structure and rhyme...
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Teacher Guide for Faster Passage: "Sympathy" and "Caged Bird" Poetry
Prepare class members for formative assessments of student thinking in reading (FAST-R) with a resource that compares Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird." Readers respond to 10 multiple choice questions and...
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Acrostic Poem: Final Draft Sheet- TEDDY
In this poetry writing worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about teddy bears on a decorated writing sheet. Students use the letters in TEDDY to begin each new line of poetry.
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Acrostic Poem: Fly
In this poetry writing worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about a fly. Students use the letters in FLY to begin each new line of poetry.
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Rap Poetry
If you're looking to tie rap music into poetry writing, this would be a good presentation to use as you kick off your mini-unit. Learners are given a brief, but descriptive, history of rap music and rap poetry. The slides include...
California Education Partners
Women
Alice Walker's poem "Women" provides ninth graders the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify how a writer's choice of syntax and diction contribute to the development of the theme of the work.
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School-Home Links/Book Links
Get youngsters reading at home and their parents involved with this at home reading assignment. This resource consists of a ready-to-use handout for documenting at-home reading. Formatted as a letter home to parents, this activity calls...
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Making Acrostics
For this making acrostics worksheet, 8th graders read the definition of an acrostic, read an example of one and write 3 acrostics using the words work, energy and machine.
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Write Your Own Haiku
Use this resource as a quick and easy way to discuss the characteristics of haikus. Learners identify the number of syllables required for each line, and talk about the subject matter. The one thing missing from this presentation is an...
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Identifying Sounds of Poetry
In this poetry instructional activity, students read different poetry and identify the type of poetry that is being used based on the sound. Students complete 10 short answer questions.
Hamilton Schools
Figurative Language
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Show language arts learners a presentation that identifies different types of figurative language used in poetry.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Smart Solutions: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)
Smart Solutions is the theme of a unit created to meet the needs of English language earners. Through a series of lessons, scholars follow a routine—move, speak, and listen— to cover topics including stores, shops, celebrations, pets,...
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Meter and Sonnets
In order to fully grasp the poetry of William Shakespeare, it's essential to study the sonnet and its meter and rhyme. Eight slides introduce basic terms like meter, foot, iamb, trochee, spondee, etc. Pair this presentation with a sonnet...
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October Acrostic Poem
In this poetry learning exercise, students use the letters in the word October to create an acrostic poem. The learning exercise has the letters and lines already in a vertical position.
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Father's Day Acrostic Poem
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding fathers using the letters FATHER. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Missouri Acrostic Poem
In this online interactive Missouri worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Missouri using the letters MISSOURI. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Oklahoma Acrostic Poem
In this online interactive language arts instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding Oklahoma using the letters OKLAHOMA. This instructional activity may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Acrostic Poetry
In this Acrostic Poetry worksheet, students utilize descriptive language to write an Acrostic poem incorporating the word apples.
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Kentucky Acrostic Printables
In this online interactive Kentucky worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Kentucky using the letters KENTUCKY. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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South Dakota Acrostic Poetry
For this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Ghost Acrostic Poetry
In this Halloween language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding ghosts using the letters GHOST.
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