Less than $5 Middle School Valentine's Day Assessment (by date, oldest first)

This is an interactive partner or small group activity that will have students up and moving throughout the room in order to answer 15 questions about poetic devices in 15 different modern and classic LOVE POEMS!

The product contains 15 multiple questions that have 4 answer choices. You will hang these signs around your classroom. Based on their answer, the students will be directed to another question. If the students make a mistake, they have to retrace their footsteps and find the question(s) they answered incorrectly. Each group/ pair will start at a different question, and the kids will "follow the trail" of questions throughout your room.

Poetic devices and techniques that are analyzed in the questions include: tone, figurative language, diction, syntax, rhyme, characterization, gist, author's purpose, paradox, enjambment, repetition, and anaphora.

Questions are asked about excerpts from the following poems:

Sara Teasdale's "I Am Not Yours"

Shakespeare's Sonnet 116

Shakespeare's Sonnet 130

Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Love's Philosophy"

Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"

Sonia Sanchez's Haiku [for you]”

Nikki Giovanni's "Love Is"

Robert Burns' "A Red, Red Rose"

E.E. Cummings' "[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]"

Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"

Pablo Neruda's “Don’t Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day”

Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband"

Judith Viorst's "True Love"

Luís Vaz De Camões' “Love is a fire that burns unseen”

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways”

Also included is an answer sheet for students to record their answers as well as an answer key for the teacher.

Please view the attached video that explains how to use my line of Question Trails for Literary Analysis!

This is a set of Valentines Day Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions. It consists of 3 engaging and informative reading comprehension passages about Valentine’s Day, each with 10 multiple choice questions. The passages are designed for students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, but they can also be used by 6th-grade students.

The passages are:

• The Story of St. Valentine: This passage tells the legend of how St. Valentine became the patron saint of love and romance. Students will learn about his life, his deeds, and his martyrdom.
• Valentine’s Day Symbols: This passage explains the meaning of some of the most common symbols associated with Valentine’s Day, such as hearts, roses, cupid, and chocolates.
• How People Celebrate Valentine’s Day: This passage describes some of the ways that people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day, such as exchanging cards, gifts, and flowers, going on dates, and attending parties.

Answer keys are included for each passage, so you can easily check your students’ comprehension and understanding of the topic.

This resource is perfect for enhancing your students’ reading skills and vocabulary, as well as introducing them to the history and culture of Valentine’s Day.

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