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Class Flow: Onomatopoeia
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will identify onomatopoeia in poetry and prose. They will then write their own onomatopoeia poem.
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Class Flow: Poem Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a BBC site supporting poem reading and writing.
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Class Flow: Poems Acrostic & Diamonte
[Free Registration/Login Required] Created by Robin Doggins - Acrostic and Diamonte Poems introduced through graphic organizers, examples and partner activities.
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Class Flow: Poetry Diamante
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to write their own diamante poem following poem guidelines found in this flipchart.
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Poem Hunter: All Poems of William Wordsworth
Provides links to a few poems and some of Wordsworth's poetic theory.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library Works of Christina Rossetti
This site provides the text to "Goblin Market" and "Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme" written by Christina Rossetti.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Ludovico Ariosto
This site gives a thorough biography of Ariosto. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
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Official Site of Gary Soto
This site provides a brief biography of author, Gary Soto, and includes links to his current works.
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Ron: Analysis Interminable in the Other Wordsworth
A psychoanalytical look at Wordsworth, with comparision to Freud, using his writings. A very detailed exploration of this topic.
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Class Flow: Writing a Hello Poem
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart guides students in the writing process to complete a poem about themselves.
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Class Flow: Diamond Poem
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes the structure and composition of a Diamond Poem. After studying the characteristics of a poem, students have the opportunity to construct one of their own.
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Class Flow: Haiku
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an excellent flipchart to help the students construct their own haiku. It goes over counting syllables. This lesson is visually appealing and has a lot of hands on activities to help build schema.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Writing a Bio Poem
This site describes how a Bio poem can be used to teach learners 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 indicated...
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Can Teach: How to Write a 5 W Poem
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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Can Teach: How to Write an "I Am" Poem
This is a template for "I Am" poetry. Young scholars will focus on their own characteristics as they create an autobiographical poem.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a Name Poem
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.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a Cinquain
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.
Can Teach
Can Teach: How to Write a Diamond Poem
This is a good poem format to help teach adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Lesson plan indicated for 2nd grade and above.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: "Five Little Monkeys"
This poem counts down from five to zero little monkeys who jump on a bed, fall off, and bump their heads. Monkeys are animated.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: "The Ants Go Marching"
Read along with a poem about ants marching in a line as a fun way to practice counting to ten.
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Gareth Lancaster: Fizzy Funny Fuzzy Poetry for Kids: All the Poems
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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Class Flow: Prepositional Poem
[Free Registration/Login Required] The students have studied prepositions. Students will use the pen/highlighting tool to answer the review questions. As a culminating project they will create a poem showing that they understand...
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Creative Quotations: John Masefield
This site from Creative Quotations is not a site with depth. Only five quotes from Masefield are listed, but they do give a flavor of Masefield's style and may be helpful for a report.
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Bridgewater College: Goethe's Faust
Here are some thought-provoking questions on Goethe's "Faust" from Bridgewater College. There are also links to an excellent biography of Goethe, a study guide to "Faust," ideas for essays, the Goethe Society Home Page, the English text...