Irish Literature & Folklore Quiz Administer a quiz that will test students' general knowledge about Irish literature and...		Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of...
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...
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...
Denotation/Connotation The vocabulary words used in this lesson stem from realism literature. Students are asked to...		Shakespeare – Teacher Resources We have dozens of resources about Shakespeare – from teacher's literature guides, to lesson...
Poetic Language in "Memories of Christmas" Students will understand and appreciate the use of literal and figurative language though...		The Edible Model Students create a model made from food. This interesting – and tasty – arts & crafts...
Analyze a Jose Garcia Villa Poem Students read and analyze a poem by Jose Garcia Villa.		Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.
Interview with Jose Garcia Villa Students read the interview with Garcia Villa and answer questions.		Vietnam War Student Project Discover an outline for a student presentation on the Vietnam War. This is a good activity for...
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...
Sample Metaphor Poems These poems are examples for use with the Metaphor Unit Poems lesson.		Slaughterhouse-Five Synopsis Contains a synopsis, ideas and concepts to highlight, and writing connections for use with Kurt...
Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.		Slaughterhouse-Five Projects A list of projects and curriculum connections for Slaughterhouse-Five.