This no prep, engaging, CCSS-aligned slam poetry unit is packed with student-centered activities and assignments designed to promote inquiry and self-expression as students explore and write slam poetry / spoken word poetry. Writing poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered experience that engages every learner! Build writing, reading, speaking and listening, and meta-cognitive skills with these digital and print resources for Google Drive. #distancelearning #secondaryenglish

This no prep, engaging, CCSS-aligned slam poetry unit is packed with student-centered activities and assignments designed to promote inquiry and self-expression as students explore and write slam poetry / spoken word poetry. Writing poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered experience that engages every learner! Build writing, reading, speaking and listening, and meta-cognitive skills with these digital and print resources for Google Drive. #distancelearning #secondaryenglish

These 12 poems seem to have been written just for middle school students. Perfect for discussions and literary analysis. From classic poems to contemporary, this post addresses the poems that middle school students will respond to. Lessons for each poem.

High School Literature List ~ American Literature from Starts At Eight. This is a series of suggested reading lists for homeschool high school. The categories include American Literature, World & British Literature, Poetry and Popular/Contemporary.

The Big Six is a tool that I developed in graduate school to help teachers take a consistent, rigorous, and focused approach to teaching poetry analysis. When teaching poetry, the goal for teachers is simple: GET OUT OF THE WAY. The worst damage we can do as teachers is setting the stage for teacher-led and teacher-dictated conversations about poems, what they mean, and how they should be interpreted. Here are 30 poems to help you do that in your classroom. #poetry #teachingpoetry

Love these free poetry templates! So easy to use with my poetry unit. The students were able to focus on their writing rather than the pattern! #poetry

Here's the BEST Way to Use Middle School Reading Strategies | Lindsay Ann Learning English Teacher Blog

Engaging teaching strategies and learning resources for middle school ELA and high school English students.

Poetry One-Pagers: This fun poetry one-pager assignment can fit well into any poetry unit. Get students thinking deeply about the text and representing their analysis creatively. Take the guesswork out of the process for your students and for you with this clear guiding template and rubric. #poetry #englishteacher

Free poetry lesson/stations activity for teens #highschool #middleschool #ELA

Try these fun poetry writing worksheets. Students will create book spine poems, a fun activity for middle school and high school English language arts! | Lindsay Ann Learning English Teacher Blog

Why use poetry workshop? It's a change of pace. It will reach unexpected students. It's a great way to teach literary elements on a smaller scale. It gets all students to appreciate words and how words can evoke images. Poetry removes the need for perfect capitalization and punctuation. Poetry Workshop gets students to read poems, analyze poems, consider techniques poets use that they would want to use, and write their own poems once they feel comfortable doing so.

Here are some fun, interactive, and creative poetry activities by Bespoke ELA to get your students hooked on poetry. This list includes 5 creative writing poetry activities as well as 5 unique poetry analysis strategies. These are great activities for middle school and high school English Language Arts. by Bespoke ELA

Fun Poetry Activities in Secondary ELA - David Rickert

Themes in Poetry - #poetrylessonsLove #poetrylessonsTemplates #poetrylessonsWriting

So many ideas for teaching poetry all year long, not just poetry month. Fabulous FREEBIES and resources to have your learners loving poetry.