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Shel Silverstein Poetry Analysis | Digital + Print

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2nd - 6th, Homeschool
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Shel is the best poet to teach poetry with and it always helps when the poems are funny and a bit crazy.
Oh how we all love Shel Silverstein AND this wonderful resource. Really helps students understand and it's very fun and engaging.

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{UPDATE - MAY 2024} This fun resource guide is perfect for teaching poetry analysis while incorporating an author study of Shel Silverstein! It focuses on three of the author’s fun and engaging poems, with activity sheets that encourage your students to think critically about poetry and delve into figurative language. It also includes several non-specific activity sheets that can be used with any Shel Silverstein poem! Now includes activities available in Google Slides!

PERFECT FOR LEARNING IN A DIGITAL CLASSROOM!

*Please note that due to copyright laws, poems are not included in the resource guide. Only poems published prior to 1923 can be legally reproduced in a commercial product.

Included in the guide:

  • Guide with links for “Almost Perfect,” “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out,” and “Smart” + instructions for universal resources
  • Stanza-by-Stanza Analysis of "Almost Perfect
  • Poetic Elements chart for “Almost Perfect”
  • Finding Theme activity sheet for “Almost Perfect”
  • Analyzing Hyperbole for “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout…”
  • Poetic Elements chart for “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout…”
  • Using Imagery illustration activity sheet for “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout…”
  • Making Connections vivid adjective and poetry writing activity sheet
  • Poetic Elements chart for “Smart”
  • Poem Analysis for “Smart"
  • Making Inferences for "Smart"
  • Universal chart for poetic elements
  • Universal chart for figurative language
  • Universal chart for color-coded poetry
  • Universal chart for poem analysis (theme, summary, mood, tone, author’s purpose, imagery)

Click on the preview tab to see samples of what is included in the resource!

This product comes in a compressed file that must be UNZIPPED to view the multiple resources in the file. Please click HERE for instructions on how to unzip ZIP files.

A Google account is REQUIRED and working knowledge of PowerPoint, Google Drive, and Google Slides is recommended for using the digital version of this product!

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Purchase of this product entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages in limited quantities for one classroom’s use only. Duplication for multiple users is strictly prohibited without written permission from the seller. Multiple licenses are available for purchase in my TPT store at a discounted price.

Total Pages
28 pages
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