9th Grade Poetry Assessment

This 45-page EDITABLE unit tracks the development of the sonnet from Shakespeare's day through by Harlem Renaissance. How are traditional sonnets written by English poets like Shakespeare and Keats similar to and/or different from modern sonnets written by Harlem Renaissance poets like Claude McKay and Countee Cullen? This unit invites students to compare traditional sonnets focused on love with modern sonnets focused on socioeconomic equality....

The twelve poems are divided into two reading packets, with the first packet focusing on early sonnets about romantic love, and the second packet focusing on modern sonnets about the black experience. Each reading packets is followed by a classwork packet that contains a quiz on literary devices, discussion questions for two poems, and quick writes. Finally, a third packet features a writing assignment, sample student paper, and glossary of literary devices.

Here's a detailed account of what you'll find in this 45-page curriculum:

• Homework Packets with Poems: The two homework packets contain a total of 12 love poems by award-winning poets such as William Shakespeare, Christina Rossetti, John Keats, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others. While the first packet focuses on traditional love poetry, the second packet focuses on modern love poetry. Thus, the two packets will set you up to facilitate fascinating discussions about how the sonnet has been put to different uses over the centuries! (12 pages)

• Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, sound devices, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

• Literary Devices Quizzes: Open each class with a quiz of 10 questions to assess whether students can accurately identify the literary devices found in poems from the packet: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. Answer keys included. (4 pages).

• Discussion Questions: This unit features a list of discussion questions for two poems in each of the two homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that each class discussion is focused and productive. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (16 pages)

• Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (4 pages)

• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (3 pages)

This entire 45-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word *and* PDF. Because the Word doc is fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print!

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This individual or group crossword puzzle activity uses 12 terminologies and optional word bank, as well as word bank with definitions handout, that include: Simile The boy ran as fast as the wind. Sentence uses “like” or “as” to make comparisons. Metaphor The construction worker is a prince. An implied comparison between two unlike beings or objects. Alliteration Casey cackled confidently. The repetition of a single letter at the beginnings of words. Internal (Rhyme) Type of rhyme: The groom was soon doomed. Rhyme occurs inside the words of a sentence. Onomatopoeia Ring, ring…went the telephone. Sound words. Hyperbole I was so hungry I could eat an elephant. An exaggerated statement that has no literal meaning. Adjective The ragged, tattered coat. Vivid words that describe. Personification The flowers danced in the wind. Animals or inanimate objects take on qualities of humans. Synechdoche ABCs for Alphabet. Shortened forms of whole words. Adverb The two boys ran quickly. Tells when, where, or why and may end in –ly. Pun Sea captains don't like crew cuts. Deliberate use of words with multiple meanings that creates play on phrases. Oxymoron Long shorts or silent yell. Opposite words are combined to form phrases. Get students to interact with figurative language. Packet includes answer sheet with definitions. Fun introduction, test prep, or assessment for figurative language!

This Google Classroom- ready worksheet asks students to analyze Hughes' famous poem "Harlem (What happens to a dream deferred?) " line-by-line. Perfect for distance learning! The doc includes 3 columns: the first contains the full text of the poem, the second poetry analysis questions, and the third is blank for students to write their answers. The questions address word choice, form and structure, tone, mood, author's purpose, sensory details, theme, and figurative vs. literal meaning. A suggested answer key is provided for your convenience!

Con este recurso recibirás un PDF el cuál te llevará a la presentación de Google Slides sobre la poesía. Es la herramienta perfecta para sumergir a tus alumnos de preparatoria en el maravilloso mundo de la poesía. Este recurso les proporciona una introducción interactiva a los temas poéticos más conocidos y los ayuda a apreciar la belleza de los versos.

Contenido del Recurso:

1. Presentación de Google Slides: Esta presentación cuidadosamente diseñada se adentra en los temas de la poesía más reconocidos, utilizando ejemplos de poemas famosos para ilustrar cada concepto. Los estudiantes podrán explorar los elementos de la poesía, así como algunos géneros poéticos.
2. Actividades de Aprendizaje: Como acompañamiento a la presentación, hemos incluido hojas de trabajo interactivas que permiten a tus alumnos aplicar lo que han aprendido. Estas actividades estimulan su creatividad y comprensión de la poesía.

Ventajas del Recurso:

• Fomenta la Creatividad: Al explorar ejemplos de poesía, los estudiantes pueden inspirarse para crear sus propios versos, lo que promueve su creatividad y autoexpresión.
• Comprensión Literaria: La presentación y las actividades ayudan a los estudiantes a comprender mejor los elementos literarios que componen la poesía, lo que mejora su análisis literario.
• Conexión con la Cultura: Los ejemplos de poemas famosos permiten a los estudiantes conectar con la riqueza cultural y artística de la poesía en diferentes épocas y lugares.
• Facilidad de Uso: La presentación de Google Slides es fácil de compartir y usar en el entorno virtual o presencial, lo que hace que la enseñanza de la poesía sea accesible y efectiva.

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Smash Doodles are a great way to assess reading while encouraging creativity, whether in ELA or ELL. I love using this at the end of the year to demonstrate that a student can read independently and show what they know. Plus, it's easy to grade! Also, a great resource for homeschooling at any age. The set up for these Smash Doodles (with the rubric) make it easy to grade.

Included:

1. Instructions

2 Smash Doodle Sheet that students fill out to make sure they meet all the criteria.

3. A second Smash Doodle Sheet that allows for more creativity

4. Easy to use rubric.

5. Criteria that pushes students to think critically and make use of best practices in reading comprehension.

So, what is it?

A Smash Doodle is a way to show what students have learned from the chapter or reading assigned. It involves creativity, color, the most important vocabulary, students' thoughts and questions.

Who is it for?

This resource works for any level of students and any reading. It can be used with novels, short stories, poetry, and even non-fiction. This assignment is automatically differentiated as students will choose the vocabulary that they need and not simply a list dictated by the teacher. It allows students to show their knowledge with images that they feel best represent the reading without compromising content.

What does the assignment include?

This particular Smash Doodle assignment includes:

1. The title of the reading (and chapter of the book if applicable)
2. 5 vocabulary words in English with the definition and a hand-drawn picture in color.
3. 3 thoughts about the chapter
4. 3 quotes from the book with page numbers to practice citations
5. 3 questions. It could be things you are curious about or questions for characters
6. A main image that represents the chapter.

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Need a fun way to introduce French poetry and review the passé composé at the same time? Your students will enjoy Déjeuner du Matin, Jacques Prévert, an engaging lesson that will save you loads of time. Differentiation is easy with this lesson that includes all four skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

The poem Déjeuner du Matin is spectacularly well known in France, and it's especially easy to understand when you follow all of the steps in this lesson plan.

Expect your students to:

• learn new French vocabulary words
• practice the passé composé - regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs
• gain knowledge of French literature, especially Jacques Prévert
• begin to understand French culture through poetry
• explore and identify emotions in French
• make inferences before even reading the poem
• sharpen listening skills
• work on oral production
• write a short paragraph about the poem in their own words

Included:

• 8 page activity with YouTube and Quizlet links
• Lesson plan

How to use this resource:

• Watch an award winning 3 minute silent short film with your students.

• Students write what they think the poem is about after watching the video.

• Students identify what they felt while watching using French adjectives of emotion.

• Before reading the poem, vocabulary is introduced in a multiple choice activity.

• A quizlet vocabulary study set is provided to share with your students.

• Watch another video in which students will watch and hear the poem being read.

• Students will now have a better understanding of what the poem is about.

• Practice the passé composé, which is the tense that is used throughout the poem. Students fill in the blanks with the passé composé form of verbs in parentheses. Regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs are included.

• Students now have an opportunity to read the poem aloud.

• Work in pairs or small groups and take turns reading the poem collectively and individually.

• If possible, have students record themselves reading the poem aloud.

• Suggestion: Have students memorize and recite the poem for bonus points.

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Bring powerful poetry into your classroom with this beautifully designed comprehension resource for William Wordsworth’s poignant poem "She Sleeps by the Rill." This ready-to-use set of Poetry Comprehension Worksheets is ideal for grades 7–12 ELA or literature classes.

This printable and digital PDF includes:

• Full-text of the poem

• 6 structured worksheet sections, each targeting a key analytical skill:

• Theme & Meaning

• Narrative Elements

• Language & Diction

• Cultural & Historical Context

• Personal Response

• Author’s Purpose

• ✅ Answer Guide included for teacher use or student self-assessment

Students will develop critical reading and interpretive skills by exploring:

• Literary devices
• Mood, symbolism, and tone
• The poet’s message and emotional impact
• Text-to-self and text-to-world connections

Perfect for:

• Poetry units
• Literature circles
• Sub plans
• Exam preparation
• Independent or guided analysis

This resource encourages deep engagement with poetry and aligns with Common Core standards for literature and textual analysis.

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This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading Shakespeare's most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the play and promotes strong reader response by encouraging students to connect and have fun with this highly relatable text! The wide range of activities in this guide from daily journal prompts, illustration activity, and a creative writing assignment to the final essay questions will keep your students engaged throughout and help them to gain a deep understanding of possibly their first interaction with the great William Shakespeare. A full answer key is provided for this guide.

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This DYLAN THOMAS "2 Poems" [Lesson Activities and Poems] resource provides students a chance to experience a variety of topics that cause reflection. 2 of Thomas' popular poems, 14 discussion questions/essay prompts, a sample LITERARY & ANALYSIS Chart, LESSON ACTIVITIES, Black & White Versions, quizzes, and a Biography. These poems allow students to read and analyze these poems of literary merit. 9th - 12th Graders will love this product. Check it out!

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Dylan Thomas, a Welshman, was a reporter and prominent writer in the early 20th century. His most famous poem, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," was published in 1952, but his reputation was solidified years earlier. Thomas' prose includes Under Milk Wood (1954) and A Child's Christmas in Wales (1955). Thomas was in high demand for his animated readings, but debt and heavy drinking took their toll, and he died in New York City while on tour in 1953, at age 39. was a reporter and prominent writer in the early 20th century. His most famous poem, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," was published in 1952, but his reputation was solidified years earlier. Thomas' prose includes Under Milk Wood (1954) and A Child's Christmas in Wales (1955). Thomas was in high demand for his animated readings, but debt and heavy drinking took their toll, and he died in New York City while on tour in 1953, at age 39.

This 9th - 12th grade canonized set of poems allows students to understand life and love for our childhood, heritage and family.

Poems Included:

1. "Fern Hill"

2. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

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1. Who was Dylan Thomas (Video Biographies)

2. Each poem has 7 Discussion Questions [14 questions]

3. Thomas Visual Poetry

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5. Group Poem Presentations

6. Reciting Thomas

7. It's About Us and much more

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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!

These warms-ups address high-frequency skills and spiral multiple times over the course of 6 weeks to give students multiple attempts to show growth on each skill.

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Watch your students' reading skills soar as they master key concepts through repeated practice and application. These warm-ups are perfect for independent work, small group instruction, or homework.

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This 50-page EDITABLE poetry unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The 12 poems in this unit pivot on the use of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, etc.

Teach your students how to analyze figurative language through a series of engaging lessons on poems that students are guaranteed to love. The literary device quizzes, discussion prompts, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!

Here are some highlights from this 50-page curriculum:

• Homework Packets with Poems: The two homework packets contain a total of 12 poems by award-winning poets such as Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Wilbur, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Julia Alvarez, Mark Doty, Sharon Olds, and others. The poems in each homework packet derive their meaning from the deft use of sensory images. These carefully selected poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (12 pages)

• Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

• Literary Devices Quizzes: Open each class with a quiz of 10 questions to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices found in poems from the packet: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. The digital versions of the quizzes on Google Forms will grade every student's work and generate a list of their scores. Answer keys included. (4 pages).

• Discussion Questions: This bundle features a list of discussion questions for two poems in each of two homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that your class discussions get off to a productive start. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (16 pages)

• Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (4 pages)

• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (3 pages)

This entire 50-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word *and* PDF. Because the Word doc is fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print! Finally, as a free bonus, I'm including links to digital copies of every document in user-friendly platforms like Google Docs and Google Forms.

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This product will allow your students to easily understand and analyze the poetic elements in Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" by breaking it down line-by-line!

Instruct your students to fold the paper in half the long way, and to cut along the black lines into the midline of the paper. They will end up with a long, skinny version of the poem on the front of the flaps, and analysis question inside.

As they read the poem, they will peel back the flap to reveal questions that ask them to analyze the song lyrics for theme, symbolism, characterization, allusion, format, simile, and metaphor.

This foldable includes an answer key! Please ask if you have any questions!

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This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the play's themes, characters, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. Comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and journal prompts for each scene are included so that students may achieve a basic level of understanding of the play, however the real winners in this bundle are the rest of the materials that bring the play to life!

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This resource features a comprehensive literature guide for use while reading A Midsummer Night's Dream. The packet provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the play and promotes strong reader response by encouraging students to connect and have fun with this highly relatable text! The wide range of activities in this guide from daily journal prompts, illustration activity, and a creative writing assignment to the final essay questions will keep your students engaged throughout and help them to gain a deep understanding of possibly their first interaction with the great William Shakespeare. A full answer key is provided for this guide.

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This product features a fun and engaging pre-reading activity for A Midsummer Night's Dream called "Tossing Lines." Give your students a chance to become familiar with the lines before they even begin reading the play. This is a prediction activity that encourages critical thinking and actually gets students excited to start reading Shakespeare! Over the years, this non-intimidating approach to Shakespeare has been the most often requested anticipatory activity that I do with my students.

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One of my goals in teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream is for my students to be able to easily relate to the play. I begin each day with a reflective bell-ringer journal prompt that allows students to connect with the day's scene. These prompts are tried and true and encourage deep thinking from students but more importantly, they allow students to understand the timelessness of the play and Shakespeare in general.

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This resource features lesson plans and materials to conduct a formal set of Socratic Seminars for Shakespeare's most beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as referred to in this resource) are higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to your class texts. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, this student-tested resource includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom surrounding the play... and no preparation is required by you at all.

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This resource features two fun, interactive activities to bring A Midsummer Night's Dream into the current day! In this 50 minute lesson plan with accompanying materials, your classroom will transform into a real life "tweeter-world" in which students will create tweeter accounts for characters in the novel and interact with one another through their tweeter pages. The Snap Chatter worksheet and assignment is perfect for an engaging homework or sub-plan that your students will look forward to working on and sharing with their friends. Your students will thank you for offering such fun ways to connect with the play and will not even realize how much they are learning by digging deep into the text. Both activities work perfectly for a Friday or any day that students need a mental break and a chance to tap into their creativity!

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This resource features all the materials you need to conduct a thoughtful and engaging "HOT SEAT" for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The hot seat is set up essentially like a talk show, however in order to allow for full class participation, there are multiple interviewers and multiple character guests. Through role play, this lesson tests your students' understanding of the play and allows them to showcase their knowledge of the characters and the relationships between them.

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Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with A Midsummer Night's Dream ESCAPE ROOM! There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room for A Midsummer Night's Dream. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

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This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review A Midsummer Night's Dream. Let's face it, review days can be difficult... and boring... so your students will appreciate you making learning fun with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 75 questions on characters, plot, quotations, and vocabulary from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!

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This product contains 9 thoughtful essay prompts for A Midsummer Night's Dream, all perfect for a 5 paragraph essay or a short open response for a test (I have used them in both ways). A detailed rubric is also included.

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This resource features 3 fun puzzles that focus on elements from A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is the perfect activity for when a school vacation is coming up and you’re scrounging for lesson ideas or when you need a quick sub plan during your Midsummer Night's Dream unit. I like to use it prior to a break; while so many other classes are watching movies, you have three activities that will keep them busy and challenge their knowledge about the play.

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This CARL SANDBURG "4 POEMS" [Lesson Activities and Poem] resource provides students a chance to experience a variety of topics that cause personal and social reflection. Sandburg's popular poems, 28+ discussion questions/essay prompts, a sample LITERARY and ANALYSIS Chart, LESSON ACTIVITIES, Black and White Versions, 4 quizzes, and a Biography. This resource allows students to read and analyze these poems of literary merit. 9th - 12th Graders will love this resource. Check it out!

Summary:

Carl August Sandburg was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely regarded as "a major figure in contemporary literature", especially for volumes of his collected verse, including Chicago Poems (1916), Cornhuskers (1918), and Smoke and Steel (1920). He enjoyed "unrivaled appeal as a poet in his day, perhaps because the breadth of his experiences connected him with so many strands of American life". When he died in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson observed that "Carl Sandburg was more than the voice of America, more than the poet of its strength and genius. He was America."

This 9th - 12th grade canonized poem allows students to understand life, family, and their world.

POEMS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

1. "Theme in Yellow"

2. "Fog"

3. "A Father To His Son"

4. "Chicago"

This Product Includes:

1. Who was Carl Sandburg? (Video Biographies included)

2. Each poem has 8 Discussion Questions (32 in all)

3. Sandburg Visual Poetry

4. Literary and Participation Chart [Blank & Printable]

5. Group Poem Presentations

6. Reciting Sandburg

7. It's About Us and much more

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This 45-page EDITABLE poetry curriculum promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The 12 poems in this mini-unit all focus on the complex nature of family dynamics and parent-child relationships.

Because teenagers are caught up in complex relationships with their parents, these poems will set the stage for your class to have authentic discussions that inspire a whole new depth of reflection. The literary devices quizzes, discussion prompts, and analytical writing assignment will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!

Here are some highlights from this 45-page curriculum:

• Homework Packets with Poems about Parent-Child Relationships: The two homework packets contain a total of 12 poems by a diverse range of award-winning poets such as Sylvia Plath, Theodore Roethke, Sharon Olds, Audre Lorde, Li-Young Lee, Galway Kinnell, Tony Hoagland, Ada Limón, and others. Every poem focuses on a different kind of parent-child dynamic. Because teenagers have a lot to say about relationships with parents, these poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (12 pages)

• Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

• Literary Devices Quizzes: Open each class with a quiz of 10 questions to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices used in the poems from the homework packets: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. The digital versions of the quizzes on Google Forms will grade every student's work and automatically generate a list of their scores. Answer keys included. (4 pages).

• Discussion Questions: This bundle features a list of discussion questions for the first poem in each of the homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that every class discussion starts on a productive foot. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (10 pages)

• Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (4 pages)

• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (3 pages)

This entire 44-page unit will come to you in two separate formats: Word *and* PDF. Because the Word doc is fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as a PDF — which is easy to navigate and quick to print! Finally, as a free bonus, I'm including links to digital copies of every document in user-friendly platforms like Google Docs and Google Forms.

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the resources contain rigorous content that will motivate students to engage in thought-provoking and productive discussions. Thank you for choosing “Rigorous Resources”!!

Happy teaching!

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Links to all of the poetry units in this collection:

Poetry Unit #1: Sensory Imagery in Poetry

Poetry Unit #2: Figurative Language in Poetry

Poetry Unit #3: Love Poems

Poetry Unit #4: Ethical Dilemmas in Poetry

Poetry Unit #5: Family Dynamics in Poetry

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This worksheet will help your students understand and analyze Billy Collins' poem Snow Day! The 9 questions are "chunked" stanza-by-stanza and analyze Collins' use of imagery, diction, syntax, theme, description, characterization, and author's purpose. Please let me know if you have any questions!

This NAOMI SHIHAB NYE "4 POEMS" [Lesson Activities and Poem] resource provides students a chance to experience a variety of topics that cause reflection. Nye's popular poems, 28+ discussion questions/essay prompts, a sample LITERARY and ANALYSIS Chart, LESSON ACTIVITIES, Black and White Versions, 4 quizzes, and a Biography. This resource allows students to read and analyze these poems of literary merit. 9th - 12th Graders will love this resource. Check it out!

Summary:

Naomi Shihab Nye (born March 12, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.) is a Palestinian American poet, children’s author, essayist, and educator whose work often revolves around her upbringing and experiences as an Arab American.

Naomi Shihab was born to a Palestinian father and an American mother in St. Louis, Missouri. She and her family moved to Jerusalem, her father’s home city, when she was 14 to care for her ailing paternal grandmother. Amid the tensions that would escalate into the Six-Day War of 1967, the family relocated to San Antonio, Texas, after only a year abroad. In 1974 she graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with degrees in English and world religions. She subsequently married photographer Michael Nye.

This 9th - 12th grade canonized poem allows students to understand life, the past, and their world.

POEMS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

1. "My Father and The Fig Tree"

2. "A Palestinian Might Say"

3. "300 Goats"

4. "Famous"

This Product Includes:

1. Who is Naomi Shihab Nye? (Video Biographies included)

2. Each poem has 7 Discussion Questions (28 in all)

3. Nye Visual Poetry

4. Literary and Participation Chart [Blank & Printable]

5. Group Poem Presentations

6. Reciting Nye

7. It's About Us and much more

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JOHN MILTON'S "3 POEMS" [Lesson Activities & Poems]

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UPDATED FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR: Finally, a poetry unit designed for high-school English that teenagers genuinely love!! Your students' skills in close reading and literary analysis of poems will skyrocket....

The 3-week unit features 60+ canonical poems written by a diverse spectrum of English-speaking poets. The poems and accompanying lesson plans are organized into 12 thematic packets which can be used in sequence over two weeks. That's over 200 pages worth of editable poetry resources!

This unit promises to elicit dynamic engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor. The discussion questions, quick writes, literary device quizzes, and analytical writing assignments will challenge your students to dig beneath the surface of the text and generate profound interpretive insights!!

Here are some highlights from this editable 200-page curriculum:

• Homework Packets with Poems (5-6 Poems per Packet): The 12 homework packets contain a total of 71 poems by a diverse range of award-winning poets such as William Shakespeare, John Keats, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Robert Hayden, Theodore Roethke, Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Gary Soto, Li-Young Lee, Ada Limón, Elizabeth Acevedo, and others. The poems are collected into ten reading packets that focus on prominent literary devices and themes: 1) poems using sensory imagery, 2) poems using figurative language, 3) love poems, 4) poems on ethical dilemmas, 5) poems on complex parent-child dynamics, and 6) poems on cultural identity. Because teenagers have a lot to say about these themes, the poems will set the stage for your class to have fascinating and profoundly productive discussions!! (75 pages)

• Literary Devices Glossary: A glossary with definitions and examples of the various types of figurative language, imagery, stanzas, and syntactic devices. Many teachers already have a glossary of literary devices, but I'm providing this in case you need one. (2 pages)

• Literary Devices Quizzes: A total of ten quizzes, each with 10 questions about a wide range of literary devices: metaphor, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, etc. Open each class with a quiz to assess whether your students can accurately identify the literary devices used in the poems from the homework packets. Answer keys included. (24 pages).

• Discussion Questions: This bundle features a list of discussion questions for the first poem in each of the homework packets. The discussion questions will ensure that every class discussion starts on a productive foot. Every discussion question is grounded in concrete textual details and challenges students to arrive at lucid interpretive insights! The questions lend themselves to a range of different pedagogical uses: 1) to focus students’ thinking prior to beginning a discussion, 2) to prompt in-class writing, 3) to assign written reflections for homework, etc. Guaranteed to elicit student engagement and foster deep thinking! Answer keys included. (60 pages)

• Quick Writes: The quick writes give students an opportunity to capture and refine the best ideas generated in the discussion. Quick writes can also help reticent students to gather their thoughts so they'll feel ready and eager to contribute. (24 pages)

• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on a poem of their choice. The assignment sheet contains detailed instructions for how to generate a formalist analysis of a poem (analyzing how the poem's formal features contribute to its meaning). This kind of formalist analysis is exactly what students are asked to generate on the AP Literature exam! Sample paper included. (15 pages)

This entire resource packet will come to you in two separate formats: Word docs *and* PDFs. Because the Word docs are fully editable, you'll be able to customize the materials to suit the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access all of the materials as PDF documents — which are easy to navigate and quick to print!

My store is called “Rigorous Resources” because all of the resources contain rigorous content that will motivate students to engage in thought-provoking and productive discussions. Thank you for choosing Rigorous Resources.

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

adamjernigan@gmail.com

Should you prefer to purchase the poetry units individually, here are links to the five poetry units:

Poetry Unit #1: Sensory Imagery in Poetry

Poetry Unit #2: Figurative Language in Poetry

Poetry Unit #3: Love Poems

Poetry Unit #4: Poems on Ethical Dilemmas

Poetry Unit #5: Poems on Family Relationships

Poetry Unit #6: Poems on Cultural Identity

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This product will allow your students to easily understand and analyze Jeffrey McDaniel's incredible Science Fiction poem "The Quiet World" by breaking it down line-by-line!

Instruct your students to fold the paper in half the long way, and to cut along the black lines into the midline of the paper. They will end up with a long, skinny version of the poem on the front of the flaps and analysis question inside.

As they read the poem, they will peel back the flap to reveal questions that ask them to analyze the poem's tone, diction, theme, irony, protagonist, and setting. An answer key is included for your convenience!

This product is perfect for your students' interactive notebooks, as an in-class activity, or for homework. The activity would be appropriate for accelerated middle school or high school classes.

I have 100+ Foldable Poetry Analysis Activities in my store; please check them all out here! If you don't see what you're looking for, send me a message and I'll create it for you!

This MAYA ANGELOU "12 POEMS" [Lesson Activities and Poem] resource provides students a chance to experience a variety of topics that cause reflection. Angelou's popular poems, 96 discussion questions/essay prompts, a sample LITERARY and ANALYSIS Chart, LESSON ACTIVITIES, Black and White Versions, 12 quizzes, 60 Multiple Choice questions, 5 worksheets, Projects, and ACTIVITIES, and a Biography. This resource allows students to read and analyze these poems of literary merit. 9th - 12th Graders will love this resource. Check it out!

Summary:

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She died on May 28, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was an American poet, memoirist, and actress whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and oppression.

This 9th - 12th grade canonized poem allows students to understand life, love, and their world.

POEMS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

1. "Still I Rise"

2. Kin (for Bailey)

3. "Phenomenal Woman"

4. "A Brave and Startling Truth"

5. "Woman Work"

6. "On the Pulse of the Morning"

7. "Caged Bird"

8. "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"

9. "When You Come"

10. "Equality"

11. "Song for the Old Ones"

12. "When I Think About Myself"

This Product Includes:

1. Who was Maya Angelou? (Video Biographies included)

2. Each poem has 8 Discussion Questions (96 in all)

3. Angelou Visual Poetry

4. Literary and Participation Chart [Blank & Printable]

5. Group Poem Presentations

6. The Freedom Chart

7. Diction, Tone, and Angelou

8. LITCRIT

9. Reciting Angelou

10. It's About Us and much more

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Li-Young Lee's "6 Poems" [LESSON ACTIVITIES & POEMS]

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Hey Angry Teacher Fam,

I'm Richard Williams, The Angry Teacher. I've been teaching for 20+ Years , and have amassed quite a bit of knowledge to share. Please consider joining the Angry Teacher family; we'll enjoy having you in the fam!

Please consider checking out the other EDUCATIONAL materials and resources in my store.

Also, guys, remember that leaving REVIEWS is a way that TeachShare gives you credit on products! So let's do it!

Thanks for stopping by!