25 Ways to Motivate Young Writers Improve students' writing skills with these 25 ways to motivate young writers.		The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book This project will enable children to create beautiful books to house any number of...
Kubla Khan The text of Samuel Coleridge's Kubla Khan.		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Speak to Me in Iambic Review iambic pentameter with your students.		Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...
Heroic Couplets Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...
Alliteration and Assonance Review two literary techniques, alliteration and assonance, with this worksheet. Students can...		Shape Poems Shape poems resemble the subject matter in form and are fun for children to try.
Julia Ward Howe Read about Julia Ward Howe -- an American suffrage leader.		St. Patrick's Day ABCs Children put words in alphabetical order, and then use them to write a story about St....
Lessons from History Worksheet Use this worksheet in combination with the "Lessons from History" lesson. ...		Interview with Jose Garcia Villa Students read the interview with Garcia Villa and answer questions.
Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend An article about great Irish writers.		Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.
How to Read a Poem This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.		Jose Garcia Villa Students will read and analyze a poem and then read the poet's analysis of the same poem.
Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.		Don'ts List Poem Students make lists of the don'ts they have heard in their lives, and they make them into a...