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Using Our Talents for the Common Good LESSON 2: How Can Our Talents Be Used Together?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students decide what talents are and how they can be used to help others. They recite a poem and write journal entries about using their talents.
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Look Again: Revising

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "Jabberwocky," as an example of revision. They practice revising their own work.
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The Power of Line Break; The Power of Perspective

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read the poem "Man and Wife" and then write their own poem that uses two perspectives.
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Mary Had A Little Lamb

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen and observe the role play of the various versions of the poem. They take notes while listening and observing and develop their own versions of "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
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Poetry as a Means of Redemption and Reflection

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read poetry for homework and discuss it during class. They participate in poetry readings and decide who the speakers are in the poems.
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Video Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze a poem of their choice to find the meaning. They break the poems into sections and add images and sounds to make it into a video. They show their video to the whole school if possible.
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Images of China

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the Chinese poem "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" by Li Po while comparing the different ways of "reading" an artwork in order to understand the differences between Chinese and American painting.
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Artist & Attitude

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students understand the importance of tone in a piece of artwork. They become more aware of purpose before they evaluate any form of art. Students use tone to help establish the success of a written story.
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Poet for a Day

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, while in the computer lab after reading the poem, "H is for Hoosier," create an acrostic poem about Indiana. They list words that are unique of Indiana and choose one of those words to create their acrostic poems to share...
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Poetry Search

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this Literature worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to poetry. There are 27 words located in the word search.
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Found Poetry with Primary Sources: The Great Depression

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a sample found poem and create one together as a class. In this Great Depression lesson, students select a topic, such as miners, and read primary source documents related to the topic. Students select one narrative as the...
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How To Identify Figurative Language

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate writing techniques by analyzing a chart. In this figurative language lesson plan, students define similes, metaphors and identify the difference between them and personification. Students demonstrate their...
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Stanza

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for "Stanza" including the definition of the term.
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Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Stanzas

For Students 9th - 10th
Read "Stanzas," as it was published in "Tamerlane and Other Poems," in 1827.
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Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Stanzas [To F. S. O.]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Edgar Allan Poe's "Stanzas" [to F. S. O] as it appeared in "Graham's Magazine," a literary journal of the time, in 1845.
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Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Spenserian Stanza

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This definition is complete and contains hyperlinks to related terms, as well as an example.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Stanza

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a short explanation of the poetic stanza. Also defines Verse paragraphs. Unfortunately, no examples are given, but there are a few links to related terms.
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Website
Other

All Four Stanzas: The National Anthem

For Students 9th - 10th
Asimov (1920-1992 CE) explains the background for the National Anthem and provides the lyrics for all four verses.
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Other

Lexiconic.net: Elements of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains how to approach an analysis of a poem. It discusses assumptions people may have, the importance of reading it closely before analyzing it, looking at the stanza structure, the type of poem, the sound patterns,...
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Article
Other

Petrarch and Laura: Peter Sadlon: How to Write a Sonnet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an 8-page PDF article on "How to Write a Sonnet" by Peter Sadlon. It provides background information about sonnets, discusses the two main kinds of sonnet Italian or Petrarchan form and English or Shakespearean form. It explains...
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Handout
Other

Millcrest Academy: Rhyme Scheme

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists and defines many poetic terms commonly associated with rhyme and rhyme scheme. Unfortunately, there are no examples given. The list includes the following: anapestic meter, blank verse, couplet, dactylic meter, end rhyme,...
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Handout
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts: Literary Terms: A Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a guide to poetic literary terms such as meter and an explanation of several types of meter, types of stanzas, types of rhyme, etc.
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Website
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So You wanna.com: So You Wanna Learn About Poetic Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses poetic form and the basic unit of form, the stanza. Also defines many related terms including couplet, triplet (tercets), quatrain, sesten (sestina), rhyme royal, ottava rima, Spenserian stanza, sonnet, and villanelle.
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Web Gallery of Art: View of the Stanza Dell'incendio Di Borgo

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "View of the Stanza dell'Incendio di Borgo", created by Raffaello Sanzio in 1514 (Fresco).

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