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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: There Is No Frigate Like a Book

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "There is No Frigate Like a Book", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: They Shut Me Up in Prose

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "They Shut Me Up In Prose --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: This Heart That Broke So Long

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "This Heart That Broke So Long--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: Through the Dark Sod as Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Through the Dark Sod--as Education--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: To Fight Aloud, Is Very Brave

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, " To Fight Aloud, Is Very Brave --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Poetry Everywhere

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a plan to move poetry more firmly into the public sphere, the Poetry Everywhere project offers readings of sixteen poems and animated interpretations of a dozen others. Some poems are read by their authors; others are read by...
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Website
Other

Children's Poetry Archive

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A collection of hundreds of poems chosen for their appeal to children. Most have both text and audio versions. Selections can be filtered by poet or by theme, or simply browsed through.
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Primary
Other

Communicate Science: 3 Science Poems by Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Make poetry part of a cross-curricular study with these three poems by Emily Dickinson.
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Activity
Other

Classic Poetry Aloud Index

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to classic poetry read aloud in podcast format. Search by poet, theme, or top ten poems.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism With J. Alfred Prufrock

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism with J. Alfred Prufrock. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Website
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago: Poem Present

For Students 9th - 10th
The most recent Poem Present and lecture series from the University of Chicago is captured in audio podcast and video download format. Lectures include authors Leslie Scalapino and Piotr Sommer. With links to the current schedule and...
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Article
Other

New Scientist: Rhyme and Reason: The Victorian Poet Scientists

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the connections many Victorian scientists made between the scientific world and the world of creative expression. The author uses quotations from poems by these scientists, and provides links to the complete poems.
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Article
Other

30 Days of "Quantum Poetry" Celebrating the Glory of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a book review of a poetry collection called 30 Days, by British biologist and poet, Joanna Tilsley. The review contains images of seven pages of poetry from the book. Each page is visually appealing in addition to its poetic...
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Website
Other

Kids Lit: Poems by Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Student poets have contributed their poems for publication on this site. Read through the poems and contribute your own.
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Unit Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Songs and Poems

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
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Article
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Ten Poems to Get You Through Science Class This Year

For Students 9th - 10th
Share these ten poems that develop the relationship between poetry and science. Selections from William Carlos Williams, Walt Whitman, Christina Rosetti, and several other poets.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: "To Make Use of Water "By Safia Elhillo

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation is part of the series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: "First Kiss" by Tim Seibles

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation is part of the TED-Ed series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.
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eBook
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Football Poems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides links to a collection of poetry about football and its place in our hearts.
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eBook
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Boy Juggling a Soccer Ball" by Christopher Merrill

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem is an evocative description of a boy in love with the sport of soccer.
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eBook
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: All Good Slides Are Slippery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article from Poetry Magazine by Lemony Snicket, aka Daniel Handler, presents a portfolio of poetry from authors of many different times and places. In addition to the poems themselves, he discusses why he chose certain poems for this...
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Poetic Forms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shares numerous poetic forms. The following poetic forms are highlighted: rondeau, triolet, pastoral, pantoum, found, ghazal, dramatic monolgue, and blues.
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Website
Other

Pumpkin Patch: A Collection of Pumpkin Poetry

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
An awesome collection of student-generated poetry about pumpkins. The site is fully illustrated with student work.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Class Portrait: An Anthology in Words and Pictures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Lesson plan where students each write an autobiographical poem and illustrate it by taking pictures with a digital camera. Students' work is then complied into an anthology. (Note: Lesson procedure includes reading a book that is not...