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Lesson Plan
Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "I Went to the Doctor" Poetry Theater

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In "I Went to the Doctor," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Kenn Nesbitt in The Aliens Have Landed, students will dramatize a poem about a sick child who goes to the doctor and gets a shot.
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Activity
Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "My New Pet" Poetry Theater

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
In "My New Pet," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in Miles of Smiles, students will dramatize a poem about a child tries to make a choice about which pet to buy.
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Lesson Plan
Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "My Dog Has Got No Manners" Poetry Theater

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In "My Dog Has Got No Manners," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in Rolling in the Aisles, students will dramatize a poem about a child who complains about his dog's bad behavior to...
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Video Blues

For Students 9th - 10th
The poet describes how it makes her feel that her husband has a crush on the actress Myrna Loy and it makes it hard to enjoy movies together because she can't compete.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Mending Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Mending Wall" 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 free teacher...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Tempest 4.1.156 8

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Tempest 4.1.156-8" by Gary Soto, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Anthem for Doomed Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen, 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: It Is Raining on the House of Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "It is Raining on the House of Anne Frank" by Linda Pastan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Death of a Soldier

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Death of a Soldier" by Wallace Stevens, 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: In an Amber Dome

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "In an Amber Dome" by Pamela Huber, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Alphabet

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

Common Lit: Window Seat

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

Common Lit: Sonnet 5

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Sonnet 5" by William Shakespeare, 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: Mercy

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Mercy" by Teri Ellen Cross Davis, 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: The Human Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Human Seasons" by John Keats, 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: Aurelia Dobre: World Champion Gymnast

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Aurelia Dobre: World Champion Gymnast" by Chris Woods, 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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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Turn, Turn, My Wheel

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Turn, Turn, My Wheel" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 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: Yesees and Noees

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Yesees and Noees" 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...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Growing Down

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Growing Down" 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...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Clock Man " by Shel Silverstein

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Clock Man" 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...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Many and the Few

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Many and the Few" by J. Patrick Lewis, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Meter & Scansion

For Students 9th - 10th
Handout from the Purdue University writing lab that explains poetic meter and scansion. Explains several terms, including the following: syllabic, accentual, accentual-syllabic, quantitative, scansion, accented, unaccented, poetic foot,...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: East 149th Street (Symphony for a Black Girl)

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "East 149th Street (Symphony for a Black Girl)" by Teri Ellen Cross Davis, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Lighthouse Lamp

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Lighthouse Lamp" by Margaret E. Sangster, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...