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 One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
Counting Strong Words in Poetry Using a love poem by Christopher Marlowe, children examine his use of nouns, verbs, and...		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...		The Rights of Bike Riders Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet...
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		The Rights of Bike Riders - Rubric Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet...
Don'ts List Poem Students make lists of the don'ts they have heard in their lives, and they make them into a...		Shakespeare's Plays The dates of publication, genre, and titles of plays by William Shakespeare are given in this...
Sample Metaphor Poems These poems are examples for use with the Metaphor Unit Poems lesson.		Shakespeare – Teacher Resources We have dozens of resources about Shakespeare – from teacher's literature guides, to lesson...
Metaphor Unit Poems Students learn about metaphors and similes, and write a poem using metaphors.		Story Quilts Handout Create a quilt that represents a story. Use this handout with the Story Quilts lesson.
Emotion Similes Students will learn about similes and write a poem using them.		Story Quilts Students will create a quilt that tells a story. This is a great arts & crafts activity that...
Recycled Poetry Students use words from newspapers and magazines to make "found" poetry. This is a great way...		Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...
Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.		Fall Similes Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun...