This is a culmination of my own anchor charts, plus the best anchor charts that I could find online. This is a great place to find effective charts that get to the heart of what you are teaching in workshop. If you have a favorite chart that you'd like to add, please contact me! Also, if I have not properly given credit for an anchor chart, let me know so that I can fix it.
A poetry analysis graphic organizer designed to be paired with any poem. Created using Google Slides so it can be printed or assigned digitally. Structure: How many stanzas/verses? What words/phrases emphasize the images or themes? Are there words and/or lines repeated? What is the line length/rhyme scheme? Meaning: What is this poem about? What is the poet’s main message? Does the message change? What are the main ideas in this poem? Imagery: What pictures do you get in your mind when you read the poem? Does the poem contain similes, metaphors or personification? Why do you think the poet has included these images? Language: What words have been used to create images? Are there any complicated words? Is the language simple to understand? Which words and phrases create the images? What adjectives are included? Color, size, comparison? Effect: What is the effect of the poem? What does the poem make you think or feel about? What is the poet trying to say about their subject?
Do you hate to teach poetry? Do you want your students to learn and enjoy poetry? Try these simple ways to learn how to teach poetry...
Poetry is fun and there is a way to make it fun. Have you ever heard of a Poetry Party? Basically, students memorize a poem that they will then present to their classmates. How is that fun you ask? Well, students can be as creative as they want with their presentations and you might be …
Engaging students in blackout poetry is a great way to teach poetry and encourage creativity. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to teach blackout poetry.
This is a culmination of my own anchor charts, plus the best anchor charts that I could find online. This is a great place to find effective charts that get to the heart of what you are teaching in workshop. If you have a favorite chart that you'd like to add, please contact me! Also, if I have not properly given credit for an anchor chart, let me know so that I can fix it.
Engaging students in blackout poetry is a great way to teach poetry and encourage creativity. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to teach blackout poetry.
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Teaching poetic devices with pop songs can be a fun and engaging way to help students learn about poetry. It can also help them to appreciate the beauty and complexity of language.
Looking for some fresh ideas for how to use the "I am" Poem in your secondary ELA classroom? Check out this quick post where I share a whole list of ideas for meaningful ways to add this poetry activity into your classroom today.
If your students are anything like mine a lot of them don't like poetry. Many of my students get confused by poetry and they give up too eas...
This is a culmination of my own anchor charts, plus the best anchor charts that I could find online. This is a great place to find effective charts that get to the heart of what you are teaching in workshop. If you have a favorite chart that you'd like to add, please contact me! Also, if I have not properly given credit for an anchor chart, let me know so that I can fix it.
Learn all about Blackout Poetry, with tips and tricks for incorporating this engaging strategy in your ELA classroom.
Analyzing poetry can be a scary thing, for both teacher and student. There are so many terms to know and understand, and so few words in a poem! When it comes
Engaging students in blackout poetry is a great way to teach poetry and encourage creativity. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to teach blackout poetry.
10 most Important Poetic Devices in Class 10 English Poems. Check out on Poetic Devices with examples of class 10 English Poems
Great Ideas And Tips For Teaching Poetry. Poetry reveals many aspects of life that they may not get to experience or witness first hand. Poetry may speak some ‘truth’ about how others live and that helps build empathy with our students. Read on for 6 ways you can set your students interest ablaze for poetry! Grades 4-12 | Middle School ELA | High School English
Hello Everyone!! Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much! We read, discuss, analyze, and even memorize poetry every week...poems that help to bring our curriculum to life. Kids love poetry. The tongue twisting words, the alliteration, the onomatopoeia, the fun language, the rhyme, the rhythm, and so much more. Teaching a social studies or science concept using fun poetry is the best! The kids keep all their poems in a poetry folder. They can take their folders home to review the poems and earn extra incentives for memorizing them. But now it's time for the kids to learn about some of the types of poetry and write their own!!I have shared my poetry writing unit before, but I have ramped it up big time!! It is now about 73 pages of mini posters including many types of poetry, mentor poems, templates for kids to begin writing their own, some poetry anthology pages, and some creative ways for kids to publish their new creations! Here is a sampling of what is included in the unit! For the Free Printable Poetry Unit CLICK HERE!! :) We reserve about 4 weeks to include poetry in our writing curriculum. This unit should take you about that long to get through if you discuss all the different types of poetry and have kids try them. I can't wait to get started!! I hope this helps boost your unit! Let me know! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great rest of the week! Joyfully! Nancy
Love it or hate it, poetry is unavoidable in the secondary ELA classroom. This blog post explores high-interest poetry activities to inspire your students to write poems. Poetry writing is a challenging way to target literary analysis skills. Students will enjoy the various poetry writing activities
Engaging students in blackout poetry is a great way to teach poetry and encourage creativity. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to teach blackout poetry.
I have to admit – I was never a fan of poetry. In the words of my students, I just didn’t “get it.” That all changed my junior year of high school. I had what in most of my classmates’ minds was the toughest teacher in the school. She certainly wasn’t “warm and fuzzy,” but ... Read more
Pictures inspire poetry. Help middle and high school students to develop writing skills with these 13 engaging appraoches.
S – STRUCTURE: How is this poem organized? How many stanzas? How is the idea developed? What words or phrases give the images or theme emphasis or clarity? What is the structure? Line length / rhyme scheme? Is there any rhythm / repetition? M – MEANING: What is the poem about? Does it have a message? What is the poet discussing? Is there an overall theme and idea in the poem? Does is contain symbolism? I – IMAGERY: What pictures do you get in your mind when you read the poem? Does the poem contain similes, metaphors , or personification? Why do you think the poet has included these images in the poem? L – LANGUAGE: What words has the poet used to create an image? Are there are complicated words? Is the language simple to understand? Which words and phases create the images? E – EFFECT: What is the effect of the poem? What does the poem make you feel or think about? What opinion does it show about the subject? What is the poet trying to say about their subject?
Poetry writing continued in the library all week! I chose different poetry writing activities for each grade level, geared toward their development level. I found a template for an “I Am…
You know that collective sigh, the one that choruses around the room when you enthusiastically announce, "Class, the next unit we'll be entering into is poetry!" If poetry is taught the right way, st
POEMS? That 5-letter word will send shivers down the spines of middle school students. Add in the suggestion of "poetry analysis," and the moans and groans can be heard throughout the hallways! If all this sounds familiar, I have a few teacher tips to help you boost engagement with poems that middle schoolers actually enjoy!
During poetry stations, students move around the classroom doing various activities related to poetry. The station activity in this blog post has students read an engaging poem and respond to the poem in an unconventional way. If you’d like to replicate this activity in your classroom here are the s
Engage students in meaningful poetry reading and writing activities. Here are SEVEN assignments both secondary teachers and students will enjoy.
Looking for some fresh ideas for how to use the "I am" Poem in your secondary ELA classroom? Check out this quick post where I share a whole list of ideas for meaningful ways to add this poetry activity into your classroom today.
Hello Everyone!! Happy April and Happy Poetry Month!! Poetry is one of the parts of our writing curriculum that I look forward to so much! We read, discuss, analyze, and even memorize poetry every week...poems that help to bring our curriculum to life. Kids love poetry. The tongue twisting words, the alliteration, the onomatopoeia, the fun language, the rhyme, the rhythm, and so much more. Teaching a social studies or science concept using fun poetry is the best! The kids keep all their poems in a poetry folder. They can take their folders home to review the poems and earn extra incentives for memorizing them. But now it's time for the kids to learn about some of the types of poetry and write their own!!I have shared my poetry writing unit before, but I have ramped it up big time!! It is now about 73 pages of mini posters including many types of poetry, mentor poems, templates for kids to begin writing their own, some poetry anthology pages, and some creative ways for kids to publish their new creations! Here is a sampling of what is included in the unit! For the Free Printable Poetry Unit CLICK HERE!! :) We reserve about 4 weeks to include poetry in our writing curriculum. This unit should take you about that long to get through if you discuss all the different types of poetry and have kids try them. I can't wait to get started!! I hope this helps boost your unit! Let me know! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great rest of the week! Joyfully! Nancy
Here are 12 fall poems that are perfect for high school (and many for middle school as well). I’ve listed just a few of the poetic devices/ characteristics that jumped out at me for each poem, but I’m sure you will discover more in each poem yourself.
Teaching poetry in the upper grades can seem like a difficult task, but this poetry unit will walk your students through 11 forms of poetry and and 8 elements of poetry. The end product is a complete book of original poems! I'm very excited to announce that this Poetry Pack unit has been completely updated! I first came out with my "Poetry Pack" on TPT back in April of 2012 and it quickly became my best seller. I've gotten really great feedback on this product over the years as I know it was a big time saver for teachers looking to teach a poetry writing unit to their students. However, over the years the old design quickly became outdated. It is new, improved, and better than ever! I took a 20 page project and turned it into 50 pages! Here's a look at the newly revised unit: Each poster teaches about the form of poetry and it includes a poetry example. (All the poems were written by me!) If you look closely at my Ode example, you might notice that I dedicated my Ode to Rachelle! Isn't her Melonheadz graphic absolutely perfect?! One thing I'm really excited about is that you now have two options for your student poetry books. You can choose the blank pages or the guided interaction pages. I've always used the blank pages because then students have more creative freedom to do what they want, but the guided instruction pages walk students through writing each poem. I feel it is a great option for students who need extra help or just as an easier way for students to write their poems! As some extra bonus features, I have a Teacher Information Page, Table of Contents with teaching tips, a grading rubric, an extra page for Concrete Poetry that includes shapes for extra practice, and bulletin board headers in case you want to turn your poetry posters or student examples into a beautiful bulletin board to display in your classroom or hall. I hope all of these will make your job easier! Here's everything you need to know: Want to teach a unit about poetry, but don't have the resources to do so? This "Poetry Pack" will be perfect for you! It's everything you need to teach a 3 week unit about Poetry! This is perfect for grades 3-5, but could easily be adapted for younger grades too! *This Poetry Pack includes 11 forms of poetry posters and 7 elements of poetry posters. Each poster includes a description of the poem/elements and a poem to use as an example. (All poems are original - written by me.) *This pack includes a blank book of poems for your students to create their own published book of poetry. *I have also included “guided instruction pages” that you could use if you feel your students need a little more guidance during the writing process. Use these instead of the blank pages. *Bulletin board headers: Want to turn these posters into a beautiful bulletin board display? I have included letters you can cut out and use to create a poetry bulletin board. * A grading rubric is included to make grading these projects easier for you! Forms of poetry included: Acrostic Alphabet Alliteration Cinquain Color Concrete Creature Alliteration 5 Senses Haiku W-W-W-W-W Freestyle About the Author Elements of poetry included: Ode Mood Figurative Language (Simile and Metaphor) Onomatopoeia Alliteration Repetition Rhyme This unit should last about 3 weeks. Teach one poem each day and have students work on their own original rough draft of the poem. (11 days total.) Save some extra days at the end so that all students can create their own published book of poems. If you already own this product, please do and re-download this from your My Purchases page on TeachersPayTeachers for no additional charge. You get all the new features for free! If you are interested in buying this product, it is available in my TeachersPayTeacher Store here! Thank you and Happy Poetry Month, everyone!!
I'm here to share with you not only how to teach poetry, but fun poetry activities to include in your classroom as well! If you are looking for fun poetry
A collection of different poetry lessons, activities, and projects, plus a TDA essay, digital escape room, and final test!
Teaching poetry to kids in elementary school has never been easier! Use these four poetry skills to take your students' poetry writing to the next level.
Learn all about Blackout Poetry, with tips and tricks for incorporating this engaging strategy in your ELA classroom.
