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Poetry activities for Microsoft Word
Understanding Rhyme Scheme and Stanzas in Poetry
This item contains activities about understanding rhyme scheme and stanzas in poetry. It includes:
*Directions
*Rhyme Scheme Definition
*Rhyme Scheme Worksheet
*Rhyme Scheme Worksheet Answer Key
*Identifying Rhyme Scheme Worksheet
*Identifying Rhyme Scheme Worksheet Answer Key
*Stanza, Stanza Break, and Refrain Definition
*Stanza Worksheet
*Stanza Worksheet Answer Key
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3rd - 9th
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Middle School Poetry STAAR--The Road Not Taken (6th--8th Grade)
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Support your students as they learn to enjoy and interpret poetry...all while helping them prepare for the Texas STAAR test! This product includes 10 STAAR formatted comprehension questions for Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." This text and questions are designed for students in 5th through 8th grade and are built around the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills).
UPDATE: Now includes answer key!
SUGGESTIONS
*This selection works great as part of a "Poem of the
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6th - 8th
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Poetry Parody Bundle (British Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!
Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any British Literature class or regular English Language Arts, these editable template pages use a side-by-side layout so that students can read the original and quickly begin making their own (serious or silly) versions of the poem. The blank spaces force students to think carefully about grammar, rhyme, alliteratio
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7th - 12th
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Middle School Poetry Packet (Excellent for figurative language and poetry)
A Common Core aligned comprehensive poetry packet for middle school and low high school grades. Step by step instructions, examples, and workspace for 10 different types of poems (synonym, diamonte, cinquain, haiku, limerick, and more). This is everything your students need to create a perfect poetry portfolio. Just print and copy for your students and you'll be ready to go.
*Excellent for use in your poetry or figurative language unit (packet features work with and examples of personificatio
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6th - 10th
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Types and Characteristic of Poetry: Narrative, Free Verse, Lyrical, Humorous
Document in MS Word so you can edit it if you want to.
Types of Poetry
The purpose of this lesson is to identify the characteristics of narrative, lyrical, humorous, and free verse poetry and compare four poems to determine the type of each poem. Students will make a small project with the attached labels and definitions. Links to recommended poems are included; however, use any poem YOU love to teach this lesson by copy/pasting into the space provided.
English Language Arts and Reading Te
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2nd - 12th
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Advent Prayer With Actions
Cute Advent prayer/poem to help students count the weeks until Christmas. Includes a guide to teach gestures to go along with the prayer. Check out our store for many more great printables for Religion teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ingrids-Art
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PreK - 2nd
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"Shall I compare the to a __ __?" Epic Sonnet Battle Mad Lib (Sonnet 18)
Who doesn't love a mad lib?! Students will have fun writing a parody of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. All they have to do is fill in the blanks, but they must also follow the iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme. It's a fun way to review Shakespeare's sonnet structure, rhyme scheme, and meter!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teach Tone, Mood, and Paraphrasing Using The Raven by Edgar A. Poe HALLOWEEN!
Teach an engaging, high interest lesson on tone, mood and paraphrasing using "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe! This flexible lesson plan can be used with cooperative groups and includes links to audio and video to use with "The Raven," as well as the text and a list of definitions for difficult words, a jigsaw paraphrasing activity, a word splash activity where students choose words from "The Raven" that contribute to the tone and mood, and finally, a Venn Diagram where students choose from a lis
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7th - 12th
Comparison texts : Oranges and 7th grade by Gary Soto
This packet includes the poem "Oranges" and the short story "7th grade", both by Gary Soto. Students will read both texts and make comparisons. The poem "Oranges" is broken down into multiple sections to allow students to analyze the plot of the poem. Questions are used to help guide the students in their work. A worksheet is also included which allows students to identify the figurative language within the poem. The short story 7th grade is followed by multiple choice questions and short an
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6th - 9th
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Diary of Anne Frank "I Am" Poem Project on Characterization (direct & indirect)
This "I Am" Poem project can be used at any time during the novel or play, however, I find it best as a cumulative project after the students get to know all of the characters.
This project consists of the instruction page, the poem rough draft/outline page, and the final draft letter "I" page so them to write inside.
The rough draft/outline page gives them enough structure to write a poem that uses CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT and analyzes a characters thoughts/feelings/etc. as well as gives the
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6th - 10th
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Paired Passage- Poetry, Song Lyric Questions for "Mother to Son" and "Dear Mama"
This assignment is a set of 8 response questions for a paired reading of "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes and "Dear Mama" song by Tupac Shakur. Poem and song lyrics are not included due to copyright restrictions, but can easily be found online.
Each question asks for a written response that includes text evidence. I suggest using this as a two-day activity in which students spend the first day doing close-readings of both the poem and the song lyrics, and the second day spent writing the
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8th - 11th
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Reverse Poetry Project
Have your students write poems that send one message when read from top to bottom, but an entirely different message when read from bottom to top! Use the effortless template for an exciting, complex piece of creative writing. Two model poems are included.
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4th - 12th
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Identifying Figurative Language in Poetry Classroom Stations
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2 – Identifying Figurative Language in Poetry #1
*Station Directions
*Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification Definition
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet Answer Key
3 – Identifying Figurative Language in Poetry #2
*Station Directions
*Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification Definition
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet
*Figurative Language in Poetry Worksheet Answ
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3rd - 9th
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“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe: Setting and Tone
This is a nice “take a break from non-stop writing” sort of lesson plan, and it appeals to those future Van Gogh’s and Picassos in your classroom, as well. Using Poe’s delightfully melancholy and bizarre poem, “The Raven,” students discuss first how setting creates tone which then creates mood for the reader. It is a literary domino effect, so to speak! Reading with purpose, underline examples of descriptive words describing setting and creating tone and then students are assigned a creative
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4th - 8th
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Reading Strategies Courage Study with poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling
This short anticipation guide and poem study focuses on introducing or reviewing important reading strategies. These strategies include summarizing, schema, determining importance, predicting, visualizing, and inferring. The anticipation guide gets students thinking about courage and the poem, "If" by Rudyard Kipling continues the discussion of courage while reviewing the reading strategies. The last page has students summarize and synthesize their learning.
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6th - 8th
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Reading and Analyzing Narrative, Lyric, and Free Verse Poetry Classroom Stations
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6 – Analyzing Narrative Poetry
*Station Directions
*Narrative Poetry Definition
*Vocabulary Words
*Poem – Casey at the Bat
*Casey at the Bat Analysis Worksheet
7 – Analyzing Lyric Poetry and Ballads
*Station Directions
*Lyric Poetry and Ballads Definition
*Poem Background Information
*Poem – The Lorelei
*Poem – The Lorelei Poetry Analysis Worksheet
8 – Analyzing Lyric Poetry
*Station Directions
*Lyric Poetry Definitions
*Poem – Nothing Gold Can Stay
*Poem – Nothing G
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5th - 9th
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Simile, Metaphor, Personification Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to practice the differences among simile, metaphor and personification. It also gives them a chance to create each of these devices! This is a good supplement to an existing poetry, reading, or writing unit.
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7th - 12th
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COTTAGERS AND INDIANS -- Drew Hayden Taylor (Play)
But colonization had a nasty tendency to work its way into the DNA, the beliefs and philosophies and the very ways of life of the people being colonized.~Drew Hayden TaylorLooking for an engaging, entertaining, and enlightening play?Hayden Taylor is a well-known Indigenous storyteller using various media for which he has received praise and awards. He loves “to explore and teach through humour.” (xi) It is his trademark, and his humour will make you laugh and, perhaps, step on your colonial toes
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The "WHO HAS" Game -- AP Literature and Composition (Poetry Edition)
An excellent game for preparing students for the AP Literature and Composition exam by reviewing the terms they need to know when writing about literature. Just print out, cut out strips, and hand them to all your students.To play the game, you print out the file and cut along the dotted lines to create strips (I like to print on tagboard and laminate before cutting). Then, just randomly pass out the strips to all of your students. Have the student with the "Begin" slip read their definition. Th
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11th - 12th
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Snowman Ornament Gift Tag
This gift tag includes a cute poem! I painted the students' hands with white paint and they put their handprint on an ornament. When the paint dried, they decorated their snowmen (fingers) and the gift tag was attached! Parents love it and it is a simple but cute craft that will let parents remember how small their child once was!
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PreK - 2nd
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Poetry- Song Analysis (class and extra credit assignment)
Need a fun way to engage students in poetry? Have them analyze songs... (school appropriate of course!) This in class activity as well as extra credit assignment offers a fun and interesting way for middle school students to engage in poetry by analyzing their favorite song for literary devices, rhyme scheme, theme, and speaker.
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6th - 9th
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Anglo Saxon Riddles
This activity asks students to find examples of kennings, alliteration, and caesuras in 7 Anglo-Saxon riddles found in the Exeter Book.
The answers to the riddles are provided.
This would also be a great substitute plan.
I use this with "The Seafarer" and background information on the "Exeter Book" with my British Literature students.
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9th - 12th
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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt and KEY
This two page, open book, 50 question scavenger hunt follows the poem in chronological order. Students have to find answers as they read or reread the poem. This activity works well as either an individual directed reading or as a partner assignment. This scavenger hunt also includes explanations and definitions of references for better understanding of some of Poe's allusions. It can also be given as a homework sheet or as open book quiz. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the
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8th - 12th
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Dead Poets' Society and Poetry Unit
This product contains materials for a poetry unit inspired by the film Dead Poets' Society. It includes the following things:
• A chart for the student to record pertinent information about when the poem was read or recited and by whom and why this particular poem was chosen for this particular event. This chart should be used as the springboard for a discussion of how these specific poems help reveal the theme of the movie.
• A copy of each poem for the students to annotate.
• AP style questio
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9th - 12th
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Poetry encourages students to engage with language, explore their thoughts and feelings, and connect with the broader human experience. If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital poetry resources, look no further. TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
If you want to make poets out of younger students in elementary grades, then acrostic poems or fill in the blank poems are the perfect place to start. (In fact, many poetry resources on TPT include templates so your students can easily get started producing their own poetry, whether it’s a haiku, or limerick.) For older students in middle and high school, you can find an array of resources to teach them about everything from iambic pentameter, figurative language, to famous poets from history. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your students’ poetry skills in no time.
Fun and engaging poetry activities to try
Teaching students about poetry can be an engaging and creative experience. Here are a few ideas for poetry activities that you can find on TPT to help you introduce and explore the world of poetry with your students:
Poetic Device Scavenger Hunt
Distribute some poems and have students identify and highlight poetic devices like similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Discuss what these are and the overall impact on the reader's experience.
Poetry Analysis Jigsaw
Divide students into small groups, assigning each group a different poem. Have each group analyze the assigned poem's themes, tone, and literary devices, and present their findings to the class.
Poetry Slam or Performance
Organize a poetry slam where students can perform poems they’ve written themselves or those written by famous poets. This will help build confidence and strengthen their public speaking skills.
Writing Poetry from Different Perspectives
Ask students to write a poem from the perspective of an inanimate object or an animal to foster empathy and encourage creative, out-of-the-box thinking.
Creating Found Poetry
Provide magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Have students cut out interesting words and phrases, and use them to create their own unique poems.
These (and other!) activities can help deepen your students’ appreciation for poetry and enhance their creative writing skills.
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