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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Fog" by Carl Sandburg

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Fog" by Carl Sandburg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Masks" by Shel Silverstein

For Students 4th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Masks" by Shel Silverstein, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

For Students 7th - 8th
Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863-1940) was an American writer and poet, best known for the following poem, which is considered a classic in sports-related literature. As you read, take notes on how the author develops the mood of the poem....
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CommonLit

Common Lit: At a Window by Carl Sandburg

For Students 7th - 8th
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American poet and writer who won three Pulitzer Prizes in his lifetime. His work is known for the way it plays tribute to the common man. "At A Window" was published in Poetry in 1914. As you read, make...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "If" by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "If" by Rudyard Kipling, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Answer to a Child's Question by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For Students 7th - 8th
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet, literary critic, and a founder of the Romantic Movement in England, as well as a major influence on American transcendentalism. The following poem is, as the title suggests, the...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "No Man Is an Island" by John Donner

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "No Man Is an Island" by John Donne, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Poison Tree" by William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Poison Tree" byWilliam Blake, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "An Obstacle" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "An Obstacle" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Playground Fun: Storybooks and Poems

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students will learn to recognize storybooks and poems and identify their differences with this interactive tutorial.
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Education.com

Education.com: Rl.4.5 Worksheets: Explain Major Differences Between Poems, Drama

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...
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eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Marianne Moore Two Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection, from the e-text library at the University of Virginia, provides the texts of two poems originally published in "The Dial" magazine, "Picking and Choosing" and "England."
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Website
Other

Galeria De Pintores Panamenos: Raul Vasquez

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of "Galeria de Pintores Panamenos", an informative Web site about Panamanian artists. The page provides information about and a photo of Raul Vasquez. There are additional links provided to learn more about...
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Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: "It Is Raining on the House of Anne Frank" by Linda Pastan

For Students 9th - 10th
In this poem, Linda Pastan analyzes the experience of tourists visiting two iconic buildings in the city of Amsterdam: the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This...
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Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Many and the Few" by J. Patrick Lewis

For Students 4th - 6th
In this poem, a speaker describes the effects of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts,...
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Primary
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Jabari Unmasked" by Nikki Grimes

For Students 7th - 9th
This poem by Nikki Grimes uses the first stanza of Paul Laurence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask," as a speaker describes why they conceal their identity. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 6th Grade Poetry Unit: Identity

For Teachers 6th Standards
Complete teaching unit for 6th Grade Poetry Unit: "Identity." Students will read 6 poems that speak to the theme of creating an identity. They will revisit the essential question: "How do we forge an identity?", read thematically-paired...
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Lesson Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Units: 5th Grade Author Study: Shel Silverstein

For Teachers 6th
Complete teaching unit for 5th Grade Author Study: Shel Silverstein. Students will read 6 poems by Shel Silverstein that speak to the theme of how we should live our lives. Students will revisit the essential question "According to Shel...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "(Love Song, With Two Goldfish) by Grace Chua

For Students 5th - 9th
In this poem, Chua explores the love between two goldfish living in a fish bowl. As you read, take note of on the use of puns throughout the poem and their multiple meanings. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Edwin Arlington Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Edwin Arlington Robinson including the full text of three poetry collections: The Children of the Night, The Man against the Sky, and The Three Taverns.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Edna St. Vincent Millay Article by John Newcomb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an article written by John Timberman Newcomb on Edna St. Vincent Millay and her political views expressed in JUSTICE DENIED IN MASSACHUSETTS and other works.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Erlking" by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the poem "The Erlking" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking.