Elements of Poetry Unit Middle School - Poetry Analysis Mini-Lessons

Ease into your Elements of Poetry unit this year with these 8 comprehensive poetry analysis mini-lessons, created to simplify and engage. Each lesson focuses on the different poetry elements and is packed with PowerPoints, graphic organizers, and fun poetry analysis worksheets. This middle school poetry unit is guaranteed to make poetry digestible for both you & your students!

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This comprehensive approach to teaching the elements of poetry helps take the guesswork out of a genre that often feels unapproachable and difficult. Your students will see how the different poetry elements interact to create a musical language that expresses thoughts, emotions, and universal themes.

► This Elements of Poetry unit includes:

• Introduction to the Elements of Poetry
• Form & Structure
• Voice in Poetry (Poet, Speaker, Tone, POV)
• Sound Devices
• Imagery & Sensory Language
• Figurative Language
• Theme
• Analyzing Poetry Using TPCASTT

► Each Poetry Analysis Lesson Includes:

• Editable Slideshow (PowerPoint & Google Slides Versions)
• Interactive Poetry Analysis Worksheets
• Creative Application Tasks
• Print & Digital Versions

Most lessons and activities included in this middle school poetry unit come with paired poems. However, you may occasionally want to incorporate your own favorites or allow students to choose; I've made it easy for you to do just that!

► Recommended Scope & Sequence:

• Day 1: Elements of Poetry Introduction
• Day 2: Poetry Form & Structure
• Day 3-4: Poetic Devices #1: Imagery
• Day 5-6: Poetic Devices #2: Sound Devices
• Day 7-8: Poetic Devices #3: Figurative Language
• Day 9: Voice in Poetry
• Day 10: Themes
• Day 11-12: Poetry Analysis made easy with TPCASTT
• Day 13-14: Wrap Up

You can also use a flexible approach and have students rotate through stations after introducing the elements of poetry in the beginning! This poetry unit can be easily adapted for various classroom needs.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristen says, “Would definitely recommend this resource! The PowerPoints were very thorough and served as a great introduction to the elements of poetry.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brittany says, “Wow! This resource is extremely thorough. I used this for RTI (intervention) for Tier I to dive deeper into poetry, but various parts could be pulled individually for regular class instruction as well. You definitely get your money's worth with this one!”

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