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Comic Book Project

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students write a fictional story into a comic book format. In this creative writing lesson, students analyze example comics and discuss the format. Students create a comic book using imaginary characters that find a solution to a problem.
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Patterns in Poetry: Part 2 -- Sound

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students understand a variety of poems listening for sound letter correspondence, rhyme scheme, assonance, and alliteration. In this language arts activity, students practice listening and reading skills to complete patterns in poetry. ...
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Sound Devices

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars examine the impact of sound devices in poetry, prose, and non-fiction. In this figurative language lesson, students read instructor-selected literature and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm,...
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War Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Working in groups, young historians review a war poem written by Stephen Crane. After reviewing the poem, they present an oral interpretation of the poem and hold a panel discussion about their analysis. The panel is made up of five or...
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Moo Who?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read the books Moo Who? and Boo Hoo Moo and do language arts activities with them. In this language arts lesson plan, students are assigned activities based on the two books given. The activities include onomatopoeia activities,...
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Georgia Performance Standards Framework for ELA Unit 6-8th grade

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore figurative language through the study of picture books. In this figurative language lesson plan, 8th graders listen to books and chart the figurative language that they hear.  Students discuss examples in groups.
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Animating Poetry: Reading Poems about the Natural World

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students complete poetry analysis activities. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students consider the use of imagery and sound devices in poetry. Students translate poetry into another art, read a diverse selection of...
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Pictures in Words: Poems of Tennyson and Noyes

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders describe and analyze the effects of poetry on readers. They participate in an Internet scavenger hunt, an exercise involving interpretation of poetry through visual art, and an opportunity for students to create their...
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Out of the Dust 1

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review figurative languages terms and examples. They read the first entry in the book, Out of the Dust, and discuss the images created by the author. Then they create an autobiographical poem using figurative language.
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Out of the Dust 4

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read the novel, "Out of the Dust," and create a free-verse poem about a treasure of their own. They use the attached checklist to evaluate their own poem.
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Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze and interpret figurative language. They listen to some examples of poetry which use figurative language. Then, they divide into groups and attempt to find more examples. Finally, 8th graders write what the poet is...
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Let the Bugs do the Rhyming

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to limericks and write their own about a favorite insect.
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The Power of Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students utilize the Internet to research figures of speech used in poetry and poetry terms
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Pastimes

For Teachers K - 4th
Students define and discuss personal pastimes, listen to the story Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, discuss owling as rural pastime, demonstrate comprehension by writing responses to story, and discuss how climate and geography often determine...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Nonsense Poetry and Whimsy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Primary learners are introduced to Lewis Carroll's whimsical poetry. They read "The Nursery Alice" Carroll's adaptation for younger readers, view story illustrations, listen to poetry and write whimsical verses of their own about food.
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Inspire the Imagination with a Poet Study of Shel Silverstein

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Captivating prose opens wondrous doors to critical thinking and language development.
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Poetic Elements

For Students 9th - 12th
Poetry is all about sound and rhythm. The sound of the words, the rhythm of the lines, and the emotional atmosphere created by these elements and the literary devices poets use, compress whole stories into a few stanzas. The specialized...
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Modern American Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of literary terms in poems. They read different poems and create a packet summarizing them. They write a poem of their own and a biography of one of their favorite poets.
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Sounds of Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "Tunnel Music" and then explore how words and spacing in a poem affects how the poem sounds.
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Over the River and Through the Woods:Prepositional Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders will be able to identify and use prepositions correctly in written work.¿¿¿ They will also be able to identify poetic devices.They will see how their writing can be more descriptive and "visual" for their audience.
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Analyzing Poetry with TPCASTT

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read a poem and complete a TPCASTT chart. They make a prediction about the title (T) , paraphrase each line (P), identify poetic devices and nuances (C-connotation), explore mood and tone (A-attitude), point out shifts...
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Snappy Solutions, Sizzling Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
An examination of the figurative language in Gwendolyn Brooks’ To Young Readers challenges your writers to think about the richness of language. Ask your class why Brooks says, “Good books are bandages.” This discussion of alliteration,...
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Personalized Poetry Portfolio

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create their own poetry portfolio containing poems that relate to Students' lives and families. The portfolio consist of the following types of poems: acrostic, diamante`, haiku, cinquain, and free verse.
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A New Year’s Celebration

For Teachers K - 6th
You can reflect on the past and celebrate the future with these motivating activities.

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