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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Writing a Bio Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site describes how a Bio poem can be used to teach young scholars to focus on the characteristics of a person or an animal, anything or anyone really. It requires the student to put themselves in the subject's shoes. Lesson plan...
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: How to Write a 5 W Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site describes how a 5W poem is a good way to teach children to identify and focus on the five W's of a story or an event. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: How to Write an "I Am" Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a template for "I Am" poetry. Learners will focus on their own characteristics as they create an autobiographical poem.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: How to Write a Name Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site describes how a Name Poem is a good way to teach children to focus the influence that people (friends and family) around them have. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: How to Write a Cinquain

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
At the most basic level a cinquain is a five line poem or stanza. Here are two variations. Lesson plan indicated for 1st grade and above.
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: How to Write a Diamond Poem

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This is a good poem format to help teach adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.
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Website
Application Magazine

Aplicaciones: Poesias Para Los Pequenos Y Para Los Mayores

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
On this website you will find 40 poems for elementary students and 40 poems for middle school age students. At the end of each one there is a quiz to test the comprehension.
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Website
Other

Gareth Lancaster: Fizzy Funny Fuzzy Poetry for Kids: All the Poems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A list of 85 poems to read and share or print. Poems also can be rated, and comments can be added under each poem.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Elements of Drama for Middle School and High School

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, texts, and websites to use while learning the elements and types of drama.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Plot Terms: 7th Grade Level Match

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Race against the clock to match each story element with its definition. Terms include: plot, introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion/resolution, sub-plot, parallel episode, flashback, and foreshadowing.
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Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Plot Terms: 7th Grade Level Flashcards

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Eleven flashcards on the elements of a story including: plot, introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion/resolution, sub-plot, parallel episode, flashback, and foreshadowing.
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Handout
Other

Erin Marie's Poetry Palace: How to Talk About a Poem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation for how to discuss a poem by referring to the poem's meaning and how it is constructed. Includes definitions of terms used when discussing poetry.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare:couplet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a small section of a much larger article on Shakespeare and the Globe Theater that discusses the use of couplets in poetry. Some different types of couplets are discussed (formal or closed, run-on or enjambment, alexandrine,...
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Handout
Other

Spelling Police: Climax: What Is It?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site gives a definition of climax and an example. Part of a larger site defining literary terms.