Contemporary Irish Writers Live Up to Legend An article about great Irish writers.		Sample Metaphor Poems These poems are examples for use with the Metaphor Unit Poems lesson.
How to Read a Poem This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Irish Literature & Folklore Quiz Administer a quiz that will test students' general knowledge about Irish literature and...		Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.
Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series Two This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...		Animal Vocabulary These terms describe various animal attributes.
Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...		Shakespeare's Plays The dates of publication, genre, and titles of plays by William Shakespeare are given in this...
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		Shakespeare – Teacher Resources We have dozens of resources about Shakespeare – from teacher's literature guides, to lesson...
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.		The Edible Model Students create a model made from food. This interesting – and tasty – arts & crafts...
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa Students read the interview with Garcia Villa and answer questions.		Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.
Jose Garcia Villa Students will read and analyze a poem and then read the poet's analysis of the same poem.		World War II Student Project Reference an article that outlines a student project about World War II. Use this article as...