Rhyming States What's in a state? What makes it great? Students learn more about a chosen state and create a...		Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech The poem by Sarah Forten and the speech by Sojourner Truth reflect their feelings about working...
The Odyssey Distribute a guide about The Odyssey that provides discussion and essay questions as...		Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...
Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Edna St. Vincent Millay -- A Lovely Light Using the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, children practice expressing their thoughts and...
"Twas the Night Before Christmas": Full Text The classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" is given in full text. You can print the...		Have a Heart Explore the meaning of everyday expressions that reference the heart and other parts of the...
Quotations from Winter Poems Here is a selection of poetic quotations about winter time that will inspire your students.		How Do I Love Thee? Read this love poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning with your students.
The Art of Haiku Students use a web resource to learn about and write science-fiction poetry that uses a haiku...		Kubla Khan The text of Samuel Coleridge's Kubla Khan.
Inaugural Poetry Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the...		Speak to Me in Iambic Review iambic pentameter with your students.
Pride and Prejudice Reading Guide Introduce students to Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular novel, through a...		Heroic Couplets Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.
Chinese Calligraphy Combine painting, poetry, and calligraphy to create Chinese scrolls. This is a fun and...		Alliteration and Assonance Review two literary techniques, alliteration and assonance, with this worksheet. Students can...
Old South Meeting House Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the...		Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend An article about great Irish writers.