An Autobiographical Poem Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject...		Personification Personification as a writing technique is explored.
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Poetry A list of Pulitzer Prize winners for Poetry.		Creating Mental Pictures with Metaphors Using metaphor as a tool is the focus of this printable activity.
Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...		Harry Potter Haiku Handout This worksheet defines and gives examples of haiku poems, and helps students to write their...
Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...		Harry Potter Haiku Students learn how to write a haiku using the Harry Potter book series as a prompt.
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.		Harry Potter Character Posters Students make posters after analyzing various characters in the Harry Potter books.
Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...		William Butler Yeats Read a brief biography of W.B. Yeats.
Anagrams Students practice story writing with an emphasis on descriptive language and character...		Gatsby Symbols A list of important symbols from The Great Gatsby.
Fall into Rhyme Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.		"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...
Seeing Logic in Analogies Students will practice using analogies and interpreting them.		"In Flanders Fields" The full text of "In Flanders Fields," written by John McCrae in 1915, in the midst of World...
Three Useful Literary Terms Hyperbole, apostrophe, ambiguous are explored here.		The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields" Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form....