How to Read a Poem This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.		Metaphor Unit Poems Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.
Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.		Emotion Similes Students will learn about similes and write a poem using them.
Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...		Recycled Poetry Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way...
Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...		Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.
Shape Poems Shape poems resemble the subject matter in form and are fun for children to try.		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.		A Collection of Poetry Activities This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa Students read the interview with Garcia Villa and answer questions.		Nursery Rhyme Collection Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.
Jose Garcia Villa Students will read and analyze a poem and then read the poet's analysis of the same poem.		Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching,...
Don'ts List Poem Students make lists of the don'ts they have heard in their lives, and they make them into a...		Shakespeare – Teacher Resources We have dozens of resources about Shakespeare – from teacher's literature guides, to lesson...