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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Rhythm and Rhyme

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the terms "Rhythm" and Rhyme" including the definition of each and literary examples of each.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts: Approaching Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the how to approach the analysis of poetry. It provides a series of student activities such as having students read and compare a draft and the final version of William Blake's "Tyger" which is followed by a...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Letter Poems: Experimenting With Line Breaks in Poetry Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students explore letter poems and experiment with writing letters as poems, using the placement of line breaks to enhance rhythm, sound, meaning, and appearance.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The Elements of Poetry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 2-page PDF of a chart that lists eight elements of poetry, questions to ask concerning each element, and tips and explanations to aid the understanding of each element. RL.9-10.5 text structure effects
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms by Mary Wiley Staver

For Students 1st - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms and Histories Droll for Boys and Girls from Pole to Pole by Mary Wiley Staver (1892), a collection of illustrated poetry.
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Other

Kintespace: The Art of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is an analysis of rhythm, imitation, style, tone, and technique of poetry. References to imagists and their works are also included
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Put That on the List: Collaboratively Writing a Catalog Poem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the structure of a list poem, students combine creative expression with poetic techniques and language exploration in order to write group poems about what really matters in their lives.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Poetry: A Feast to Form Fluent Readers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will learn how to use theory to practice methods to help them discuss the meaning of written texts. Student objectives and instructional plans are provided. Some resources on this link may need additional software to operate...
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British Library

British Library: Tennyson's the Charge of the Light Brigade: A Close Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will consider the context within which Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. The poem immediately captured the public imagination, where it has remained, testimony to heroic failure,...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Nobel Prize winner, T. S. Eliot is presented in this brief biography highlighting his life and literary contributions to modernist poetry. See "T. S. Eliot Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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British Library

British Library: Robert Browning: Creative Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking at three of Robert Browning's poems, students will be encouraged to think critically and create compositions that explore complex themes.[PDF]
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Other

Rgs: Rhythm, Meter, and Scansion Made Easy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page was created by a 5th and 6th-grade teacher "As a quick reference for [his] students when studying rhythm," although older students could easily use it too. The following terms are defined: rhythm, meter, scansion, iamb,...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Poetry Writing With Karla Kuskin

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
With the aid of Karla Kuskin, this site from Scholastic explores the world of poetry. Here you can find tips for poetry writing, ideas for revising, and even a place to post your completed poem online! A fully developed teacher's guide...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Langston Hughes

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet laureate Langston Hughes is featured in this brief biography highlighting his vast collection of writings, particularly his poetry, which drew upon racial and self awareness in America. See "Langston Hughes Activities" for related...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Carl Sandburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Carl Sandburg is featured in this biography for his politically socialistic poetry which, unlike his contemporaries tended to focus more on content then meter and rhythm. Click on "Carl Sandburg Activities" for related artifacts and...
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Education.com

Education.com: Rl.4.5 Worksheets: Explain Major Differences Between Poems, Drama

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: "Ain't Gonna Rain No More"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will study the rhythm of the old campfire song, "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," and they will study how Karen Beaumont borrows the rhythm for her book I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Students will create their own lyrics that can be...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: William Carlos William

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography highlights author William Carlos Williams' contributions to American literature with emphasis on ordinary life and everyday language, particularly in his poetry. See "William Carlos Williams Activities" for related materials.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Jean Toomer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography of Jean Toomer, an African American author of poetry and short stories, published in many magazines in the early twentieth century. Click on "Jean Toomer Activities" for related materials.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Penn Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers excerpts from interview with Warren about a reunion at Vanderbilt in 1956, on his writings and values, on HAWKS, on rhythm in prose. There is also a review of HEARTS OF AUTUMN. This site also has a photo of Warren.
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Other

Centre for Literacy in Primary Education: Poetryline: Poetic Forms and Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for learning about the different forms and devices used in poetry. Each item is linked to its own page which has examples of its use. Many of the pages have videos of authors reading their poems, and some have...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Analyzing Poetic Devices: Robert Hayden and Theodore Roethke

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the relationship of poetic form and content, shaped by alliteration, consonance, repetition, and rhythm, in two poems about fatherhood: Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" and Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz."
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: The Poetics of Hip Hop

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will analyze form in Shakespearean sonnets and hip-hop music. Concepts viewed in-depth include rhythm, form, diction, and sound. [Requires QuickTime 7].
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British Library

British Library: Blake's 'The Tyger': A Close Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through these teaching ideas, young scholars are encouraged to explore William Blake's innovative approach to creating and displaying his poetry, developing their understanding of the multi-talented individual whose poems and artwork...

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