$5 - $10 6th Grade Poetry Resources (by date, oldest first)

This power point goes through the different aspects of comedies found in Shakespeare's plays. A great resource to use before reading one of his comedies, put into an easy-to-understand lesson. Students may take notes from the power point and it includes examples of the concepts found in different plays.

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These three differentiated lesson plans center around the beautifully powerful poems, "Still I Rise," "A Dream Deferred," and "Caged Bird." Each plan is meticulously explained using a format of warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis with the aim to engage students from beginning to end. Students will analyze the figurative language within the poems and respond to the powerful messages they evoke through independent work, paired activities, and full class discussion. Lesson plans and accompanying materials strive to encourage students to interact deeply with some of the most breathtaking works of American poetry ever written. No teacher preparation is necessary for any of these lesson plans.

Bundled Product Includes:

• 3 Full lesson plans with warm-up, explanation, application, synthesis, and differentiated extension activities
• Comprehensive student packets for each poem
• Copies of each poem

Although these lesson plans are aligned to eighth grade Common Core standards, they can be differentiated to be appropriate for a middle or high school setting.

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⭐ "Still I Rise" Lesson Plan and Materials

⭐ "Caged Bird" Lesson Plan and Materials

⭐ "A Dream Deferred" Lesson Plan and Materials

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⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

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Engage your students and strengthen their reading comprehension with this comprehensive set of 30 daily warm-ups.

I'm always looking for short, effective practice pieces for high-frequency skills that I can use with my students, but the nature of RLA is that most texts tend to be longer--so I created my own set of warm ups!

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BUNDLE Holidays and Themes Writing Prompts for 7th-9th Grade | Engaging Middle School and Junior High Writing Activities

This collection of engaging writing prompts is designed to help students express themselves, explore new ideas, and develop their writing skills in a fun and inspiring way.
What’s Inside?

• 408 Poetry Prompts
• 306 Creative Writing Prompts
• No Prep Needed

Educational Benefits

• Enhances Writing Skills: Students practice and improve their writing skills through structured and creative exercises.
• Encourages Self-Expression: Prompts provide an outlet for students to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas, fostering a sense of individuality and confidence.
• Stimulates Creativity: Diverse and imaginative prompts inspire students to think outside the box and explore new ways of writing.

Perfect for Various Settings
This versatile resource is ideal for:

• Classroom Activities: Use as part of your regular writing curriculum, in writing centers, or as warm-up exercises.
• Homework Assignments: Assign as homework to reinforce classroom learning and encourage creative writing at home.
• Supplemental Practice: Great for extra practice, early finishers, or as enrichment activities.
• Home Learning: Perfect for parents looking for engaging and educational activities to support their child's writing development.

Holidays and Themes Included:

1. 4th of July/USA
2. American Symbols
3. Arctic Animals
4. Around the World
5. Asian American History
6. Back to School
7. Beach/Ocean
8. Black History
9. Camping
10. Christmas
11. Cooking/Baking
12. Earth Day
13. Easter
14. Election
15. End of School Year/Summer
16. Fall
17. Farm
18. Father's Day
19. Groundhog Day
20. Halloween
21. Memorial Day
22. Mother's Day
23. Presidents' Day
24. Seasons
25. Space
26. Spring
27. St. Patrick's Day
28. Thanksgiving
29. Valentine's Day
30. Weather
31. Winter
32. Winter Holidays
33. Women's History
34. Zoo

Do you want to make reviewing figurative language a breeze? Are you struggling to find examples for your students? To you want to engage and motivate your students? Then download this BUNDLE Similes, Idioms, Oxymoron & Other Figurative Language Editable Lists! Use this as a handout or for your own worksheets!

Well suited for the Language Arts or ELL classroom, this resource includes editable lists of similes, metaphors, idioms, oxymorons, onomatopoeia, alliteration, consonance, and assonance.

➟ How to Use This Resource:

• As a handout
• For your own worksheets
• To put in a writing binder or at writing centers for students to use

➟ This Resource Includes:

• 128 Idioms with definitions
• 52 Similes
• 42 Metaphors
• 40+ Oxymorons with definitions
• 26 examples of alliteration
• 5 types of onomatopoeia with over 200 examples
• 12 examples of assonance
• 12 examples of consonance

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Looking for fun activities for the first days or week back to school? This Metaphor Poetry ELA Project is a fun, no-prep project your students will LOVE! It can be completed after state testing or as part of end of the year activities and will be a hit! Perfect for middle school or high school. Students will not only write a poem utilizing an extended metaphor,but they will also get creative in order to present the poem visually for a bulletin board display.

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This is an activity I use in my classroom every year toward the end of the year and I know your students will love it! Although writing poetry can be daunting, this project is highly structured, forcing students to adhere to the parameters and the result is unique and guaranteed to impress once completed.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

• 26 Slide PDF with a step-by-step process of writing a Metaphor Poem

• Printable Pre-Writing Organizer

• Printable Poem Writing Template

• 2 Printable Bulletin Board Banners for Display - color and black & white

STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR USING THIS RESOURCE

Completed with a partner, students will analyze how writers use metaphors in poetry by looking at examples. The PDF provides multiple examples to guide students. They will then read and analyze a mentor poem and utilize the same structure to write their poem. They will love creating their poems and watching their ideas come to life! This well-organized activity allows students to effortlessly become poets, while thinking about concise and precise word choice, counting syllables to create rhythm, getting exposure to high-quality examples, and learning something new! This project should take about 2 weeks, from start to finish and is perfect for display.

***Optional Competitive Element:
I always choose Finalistsbased on poem structure, meaning and how they visualized their metaphor. I then ask another teacher to select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. And of course, the winners get a prize!

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Elevate your Valentine's Day lesson plans with this Sweetheart Bundle. Add a little love and excitement into your classroom with Valentine's Day themed worksheets for your students! This bundle is packed with a variety of engaging activities, both math and languages arts. Each activity is designed to make the activity not only educational but also a delightful celebration of Valentine's Day. You can use this for the whole month of February. All of the worksheets are printable and ready to use. There are so many worksheets: Multiplication & Division, Addition & Subtraction, Time, Rounding, Poetry, Parts of Speech, Analogies, and MORE!

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Creative Poetry Activities: Have fun with poetry by learning about Haikus, acrostic poems, & Cinquains. Then create your own little poetry about Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Themed Language Arts: Turn learning into play with some fun language arts practice. Have students identify verbs and nouns and challenge them to find more parts of speech. Brainstorm words in different categories to expand your vocabulary.

Love-Infused Math Practice: Practice multiplication and division through riddles. Embrace the spirit of love while adding and subtracting triple digit numbers, rounding, and figuring out elapsed time.

Although these worksheets may be LOVE themed, they can be used throughout the year.

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• Multiplication & Division Riddles
• Triple Digit Addition & Subtraction
• Elapsed Time
• Rounding to Nearest Hundred
• 2 Different Acrostic Poems
• Create your Own Haiku
• Create your Own Cinquain
• Parts of Speech (Verbs & Nouns with an extension for adverbs, adjectives, and conjunctions)
• Analogies Page
• Word Brainstorm for Different Categories
• Compound Words

Students will be in love & engaged with these fun worksheets. They are perfect for writing centers or math centers.

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What does your middle school poetry unit look like? If you want to incorporate verse novels, but don't know where to start, this resource is a perfect fit!

This Starbooks Virtual Book Tasting with Verse Novels resource introduces students to a variety of popular verse novels, allowing them to browse and rate their favorites.

Each novel provides the following:

• Title
• Author
• Cover
• Synopsis
• Link to video book trailer
• Ratings page

This DIGITAL resource has EDITABLE PARTS in Google Slides™

Included in this resource:

• Title Page
• Table of Contents (for the teacher)
• Note to the Teacher (for the teacher)
• Thank You (for the teacher)
• Student Introduction (welcome/introduction)
• Menu (list of verse novels, linked to their respective slides)
• Book Tasting Pages (one slide to show the book preview and one slide for ratings/reviews)

Verse Novels Included:

Flooded by Ann E. Burg

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg

Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham

Addie on the Inside by James Howe

And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

The Language Inside by Holly Thompson

Booked by Kwame Alexander

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate

House Arrest by K. A. Holt

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

May B. by Caroline Starr Rose

The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge

Unbound by Ann E. Burg

BLANK template slides are included to help you add your own verse novels, based on your classroom availability!

The Google Drive link will bring to a folder with the old and new versions - pick whichever one you'd like!

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This AVID Christmas and December Early Finisher Packet is designed to engage students with no-prep activities that reinforce WICOR skills (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading). Perfect for keeping early finishers productive, it offers Christmas-themed worksheets and fun challenges. Ideal for 5th-12th graders, this packet is a great way to combine learning and seasonal fun!

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This is a Informational Newsletter AND Research Report AND Collaborative Art Project about Maya Angelou as an African American Artist and a Black Changemaker. Students can use this as a jumping off point for a research project or as an activity for Black History Month or Women's History Month.

Information on...

- Early Life

- Career

- Interesting Facts

- Artistic Contributions/Influences

• Inclusive Learning: Foster an inclusive classroom environment by exploring diverse narratives and celebrating the achievements of underrepresented voices.
• Ready-to-Use Content: Save time on lesson planning with our pre-packaged materials, allowing you to focus on what you do best – inspiring the next generation.

How It Works:

1. Choose a Subject (Maya Angelou): Students select an individual to research. This could be anyone from historical figures, scientists, artists, to contemporary leaders or influencers. Maya Angelou is pre-filled in on version of this template.
2. Fill in the Blanks: The template guides students through the research process. They'll fill in key sections, providing biographical information, accomplishments, and the impact of the chosen individual.
3. Present to the Class: The completed reports become the basis for engaging class presentations. This step encourages students to express themselves confidently and articulately.

Introducing our profound collaborative art project: the "Phenomenal Woman" Collaborative Mural Poster! Engage students as artists, inviting them to contribute to a larger masterpiece that pays tribute to the wisdom and resilience of Maya Angelou. This unique product transforms any space into a vibrant tapestry of collective expression, capturing the spirit of Maya Angelou's impactful words and life.

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Students love Kwame Alexander's verse novel The Crossover, and I love the rigor of these power worksheets! His novel is organized into sections just like a basketball game including:

• Warm-up free download here!
• First quarter
• Second quarter
• Third quarter
• Fourth quarter
• Overtime

This resource covers all of the poems in the First Quarter section; with each poem accompanying two pages of guided practice with middle school ELA standards including:

• Vocabulary and dictionary practice
• Inferencing
• Identifying figurative language 
• Making text-to-self connections
• compare and contrast characters
• Identifying Imagery
• Text structure
• Analyzing point of view

Did you know The Crossover is coming to Disney+? The novel is set to release a miniseries in 2023! If your class loves this text, check out my other resources:

• The Crossover Warm Up Standard Aligned handout for each poem! PDF & PPT (TeachShare.com)
• The Crossover First Quarter Standard Aligned handout for each poem! PDF & PPT (TeachShare.com)
• The Crossover Basketball Rules Motivational and Plot Posters PNG/PDF (TeachShare.com)