Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech The poem by Sarah Forten and the speech by Sojourner Truth reflect their feelings about working...		Speak to Me in Iambic Review iambic pentameter with your students.
Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...		Heroic Couplets Review these couplets written in iambic pentameter.
Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One and Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble Create a memorable storytelling unit for your class with the help of this teacher's guide.		Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend An article about great Irish writers.
Paper Making The ancient art of paper making is explained in this lesson plan, which provides many...		How to Read a Poem This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.
Edna St. Vincent Millay -- A Lovely Light Using the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, children practice expressing their thoughts and...		The Accordion-Folded Pop-Up Art Book This project will enable children to create beautiful books to house any number of...
Heartfelt Greetings Children draft a letter to someone they care about to let them know how they feel. This is a...		Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...
Have a Heart Explore the meaning of everyday expressions that reference the heart and other parts of the...		Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...
How Do I Love Thee? Read this love poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning with your students.		Shape Poems Shape poems resemble the subject matter in form and are fun for children to try.
Kubla Khan The text of Samuel Coleridge's Kubla Khan.		Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...