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5th / 6th Grade Poetry Elements Read & Write Poems Lessons & Graphic Organizers
By Kile's Classroom
Learn to Have FUN with Poetry!
Add this introduction to your unit on poetry to engage your students in reading and writing several different styles of poetry. Your students will learn the basic elements of poetry and how to write some of the most common and fun kinds of poems! Spark a love of poetry in your students with this engaging unit!
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Eclipse 2024 Poetry and Creative Writing for 7th, 8th, and 9th Graders
By Pearlie Janes Creations
Engage your students in a captivating exploration of the celestial wonder that is a total solar eclipse with these total solar eclipse poetry and creative writing prompts! This comprehensive resource is designed specifically for 7th to 9th-grade classrooms and is meticulously crafted to align with Common Core State Standards, ensuring meaningful and educational experiences for your students.
Inside this collection, you'll find 12 poetry prompts and 9 creative writing prompts, all centered around the theme of total solar eclipses. These prompts are thought-provoking and provide students with a deeper understanding of astronomy while honing their language arts skills.
The poetry prompts encourage students to explore the beauty and mystery of total solar eclipses through vivid imagery, figurative language, and emotional expression. Students will delve into topics such as the symbolism of darkness and light, the dance of the sun and moon, and the cultural significance of eclipses throughout history.
In addition to the poetry prompts, the creative writing prompts in this collection challenge students. From crafting science fiction stories set in eclipse-powered futures to debating the cultural impact of eclipses in ancient civilizations, these prompts foster critical thinking and imaginative exploration.
As the upcoming total solar eclipse captures the curiosity and wonder of students everywhere, this collection provides you with a ready-to-use resource that seamlessly integrates science, language arts, and creativity. Spark meaningful discussions, inspire literary creations, and deepen your students' understanding of the universe with these prompts.
History in A Haiku - World History - Poetry Writing Activity
By The Classroom Globetrotter
Explore the history of the world through the art of haiku with the History in A Haiku Activity! This comprehensive kit is designed to enrich and engage students in their understanding of World History while honing their creative writing skills. With carefully curated historical prompts and a structured writing process, this activity offers a dynamic way to learn about various historical topics and craft expressive haikus.
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Immerse your students in the past, inspire their creativity, cultivate a deeper appreciation for history and language, and bring history to life in your classroom!
Printable Poetry month Sudoku Puzzles With Solution - Fun April Games Activities
By The Students Palace
Sudoku are the best activities for brain teasing labyrinths, these exercises support learning through play by developing concentration and problem solving skills.
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Figurative Language in Pop Songs Task Cards
By Language Arts Excellence
This product features a set of 24 colorful and fun figurative language task cards, each containing a quote from a different popular song and a corresponding picture. Your students will have a ball practicing their identification of figurative language with these fun cards! Cards cover: - Metaphor - Simile - Hyperbole - Oxymoron - Personification - Onomatopoeia - Allusion - Repetition - Alliteration Product also includes a blank answer sheet for students and answer key for teachers. _____________________________________________________________________ Also, make sure you check out our newest version of figurative language task cards and/or powerpoint with all the top songs from 2017!! ⭐ Figurative Language in 2017 Hit Music Task Cards ⭐Figurative Language in 2017 Hit Music PowerPoint ⭐Figurative Language in 2017 Hit Music PowerPoint & Task Card BUNDLE
Biography Poem Examples and Templates
By Sign with me TOD
Writing a Biography Poem can be a fun and interesting project for your students. Students will learn what a biography poem is, why we write a biography poem, the 10 lines that make up a biography poem and what is included in each of those lines, and for lines 2-10, a chart is included that provides students with numerous examples or ideas that they can include on each line of the biography poem. Students will also learn what is included in a biography poem. An example of three possible biography poem theme ideas, a biography poem example, a biography poem brainstorming chart, and 2 biograph poem templates are included in this product.
At the end of the product, there is a reminder checklist, to help remind students to go back and check their work once it is completed.
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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Figurative Language station annotation activity
By The Red-Haired Reader
This activity requires the students to rotate to 6 stations in order to annotate their copy of "The Raven". The first page in the document is directions for you to project on the smartboard so the students can read the directions. The next 6 pages are the copies you will put at each station. Each one lists a type of figurative language the students need to look for, a definition of the figurative language, an example from literature, and an explanation of the example. If the students can't find examples in the text based on that information, there is a hint at the bottom of each station's directions that gives them specific stanzas to look in. The last page of the document is a key for the teacher to use to guide the students as they work. The figurative language stations include simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and imagery. Answer key included!!!
Two Kinds by Amy Tan and Push poem: dual text analysis
By The Red-Haired Reader
This document asks students to make a Text-to-Text connection between "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan which appears in the 7th grade Pearson anthology my school uses and the poem "Push" by Marty Schoenleber. The two pieces are perfect for a dual-text-analysis.
The document begins with questions about "Two Kinds". It moves on to the full text of the poem, and asks students to apply the ideas expressed in the poem to the characters in "Two Kinds". Finally, students will complete a paragraph response synthesis question.
I have provided the full text of the poem, but you can also watch the poet performing his piece "spoken word style" at https://www.youtube.com/watchv=POKvyjfI22Q . My students thoroughly enjoyed watching the poet perform his work, and I think it really brought more meaning to the Amy Tan piece.
This digital resource is perfect for Distance Learning. Students can view the questions and poem on the PDF, then answer the questions and complete the synthesis writing assignment in a Google Doc or however you have students submit their work digitally!
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Harlem (A Dream Deferred) Lesson Plan & Materials
By Language Arts Excellence
Celebrate Black History Month with this dynamic lesson on pursuing your dreams in Langston Hughes' provocative poem, Harlem (A Dream Deferred).
This differentiated lesson plan on Hughes' poem is the perfect addition to your poetry unit. In this lesson, students will analyze the figurative language within the poem and respond to its powerful theme through independent work, paired activities, and full class discussion. These meticulously laid-out materials will have your students thinking, speaking, reading, drawing, and writing all in one class period and interacting deeply with one of the most breathtaking works of American poetry.
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- Comprehensive lesson plan with warm-up, explanation, application, synthesis, and differentiated extension activities
- Student packet
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- Notes on Langston Hughes
- Drawing Activity
- Open Response Question
- Extension Activity for Forging Original Poetry
This lesson plan is Common Core Aligned.
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Women in History Biographical Poetry
By Educate and Create
This product includes 30 graphic organizers of different historical women. Students fill out the graphic organizer by conducting research on their given person and then are given instructions on how to write an acrostic biographical poem. Rubric for the final poem is included in this product. Great for project for Women's History Month.
Halloween Scavenger Hunt - Years 3 - 6
By Clodagh
Make Halloween exciting and engaging with this Halloween Riddles Task Cards & Scavenger Hunt! This fun and interactive halloween activity is perfect for Year 3-6 students, encouraging teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
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Kick off Halloween with an activity that combines fun and learning! Halloween Riddles Task Cards & Scavenger Hunt will make your classroom a place of laughter, teamwork, and intellectual growth.
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By Beth Hammett
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Interactive Lesson in Poetry and Music
By Educate and Create
Getting students excited about poetry and figurative language can be difficult. I find that putting it into terms of music often with popular songs makes the process more enjoyable for them and myself. This product contains a powerpoint with links to videos, worksheets which examine both figurative language and poetry, and most of is an interactive lesson that will have your students singing while they're learning.
Free Verse Poem Examples and Templates
By Sign with me TOD
Writing a Free Verse Poem can be a fun and interesting project for your students. Students will learn that this play focuses more on imagery instead of rhyming. Students will learn what imagery is and how it utilized the senses. This packet includes information to share with your students about what an free verse poem is, the steps taken to write a free verse poem, and why we write one. Students will learn about what a stanza is, a verse, what free verse poems don't include, and several examples that are included in a free verse poem.
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By Beth Hammett
An interactive, engaging 15 slide PowerPoint that defines and illustrates irony. Includes definition, everyday, and real life examples with photos, novel excerpts, and music links. Includes three individual/small/whole group activites for comprehension check.
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers-Annotating Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
By Amanda Robinson
Since the Pandemic, so much has gone digital, including testing--both campus and state testing. If your campus and/or state has made the switch to online testing, and you are looking for strategies to help your students adapt their annotating strategies, these graphic organizers can help!
This product includes graphic organizers for poetry (TPCASTT format) and text (can be used for fiction or informational) and is designed to be a gradual release model:
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-This can be customized to add personal teacher tips or specific classroom annotation symbols or Signposts
-Graphic Organizers can also be printed by the teacher in a poster size as a classroom anchor chart.
Acrostic Poem Example and Templates
By Sign with me TOD
Writing an Acrostic Poem can be a fun and interesting project for your students. Students can use their name, a season, holiday, or use someone else's name for a gift. This packet includes information to share with your students about what an acrostic poem is, the steps taken to write an acrostic poem, and why we write one.
Students will learn about the following before writing an acrostic poem - what an acrostic poem is, what makes up an acrostic poem is, what they can be about, how they are written, what makes up an acrostic poem, and a list of positive adjectives are also included in this product to help students if they are going to write an acrostic poem about themselves.
An example of three possible poem theme ideas, an acrostic poem example, a an acrostic poem brainstorming chart, and three acrostic poem templates are included in this product.
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Ballad Stanza Poem Examples and Templates
By Sign with me TOD
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry chapter 5 and Emmet Till by James Emanuel
By The Red-Haired Reader
The following activity walks students through making text-to-text connections between what Cassie experiences on her trip to Strawberry in chapter 5 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, and the real life story of Emmet Till. Students begin by reading an article and viewing a 5-minute video about Emmet Till. Then they answer text-based questions that require them to think about the experiences of both Cassie and Emmet. They will compare the expectations and actual experiences of both individuals, respond to quotes from the movie and text, and explain why the behavior of both children was viewed as "offensive". Finally, they will read and annotate the poem "Emmet Till" by James Emanuel, answering questions about the tone, word choice, and figurative language. Students could work on this independently, with a partner, or in a small group.
Poetry Analysis: TPCASTT w/ 'Road Not Taken': Notes, Analysis, and Short Answer
By Amanda Robinson
Teaching poetry using the TPCASTT strategy? Take your students through the process of poetry analysis using notes over TPCASTT and a poem to practice (Robert Frost's Road Not Taken)
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