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Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Exploring the Lives of Black Women During the 19th Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young historians investigate the often-hidden history of free and enslaved African American women before the Civil War. Using a collection of primary and secondary sources, including speeches, diaries, and poems, they evaluate the often...
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete an acrostic poem and use digital photo activities for the poem. In this acrostic poem and technology instructional activity, students use Word Art and digital cameras to create a technology integrated acrostic poem.
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Haiku Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write their own haiku poem after a lesson on the history and format of a haiku. For this poetry lesson plan, 3rd graders write a haiku with the correct lines and symbols.
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No Need To Be Puzzled About Me

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate acrostic poetry by researching the Internet.  In this poetry writing lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet detailing their personal activities and interests.  Students view the form of an acrostic...
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Rock Concert

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the three major types of rocks. They create a song, skit, or poem describing the three kinds of rocks and how they are formed, then present their creations for a class rock concert.
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Reading and Responding

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and respond to poetry. They identify the author's purpose and connect the literature to their personal experiences. Students critically analyze the poem and write a poem of their own.
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Reading and Responding

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and respond to a poem. For this reading and responding lesson plan, 8th graders read a poem as a class and respond to questions about it.
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Oral Language

For Teachers K
Students explore rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students discuss rhyming words, brainstorm words that end with 'at,' read poems with rhyming words and create their own rhyming books.
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Jabberwocky Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students complete a review of the parts of speech using a jabberwocky poem format. In this parts of speech and poetry lesson, students read a jabberwocky poem and identify parts of speech in the poem. Students list adjectives, verbs, and...
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INTRODUCTION TO POETIC WRITING

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read about the four elements of poetry: form, theme, purpose, and mood. They are given several questions to ask themselves about each element as they begin to write their own successful poems.
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Gwendolyn Brooks

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write a poem. In this writing lesson plan, students learn about Gwendolyn Brooks, a famous poet. Students discuss shape poetry and how it is written. Students choose an object from nature and write their own shape poem.
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Fall

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" then they brainstorm words about fall that begin with the letters F, A, and L. They compose and decorate their own acrostic poem then they write a Fall story and complete a final copy in the computer...
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Incredible Inventions

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students read the book Incredible Inventions and do literacy based activities based on the book. In this literacy lesson plan, students read the given book and do activities that include writing poetry, drawing, and writing short stories.
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The Search for Character!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define character words, look for real-life examples of the traits "in action," and write an acrostic poem based on one of these qualities.
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Historical Maryland Women

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify objects, activities, and people in pictures of women in Maryland's history. In groups of four, they analyze photo packets of historical women. Students complete an acrostic using phrases reflecting specific...
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Diamante Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Louisiana musical landscape learning exercise, students write their Diamante poem that demonstrates the differences between two types of traditional music by following the 7 steps.
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Who Are You?

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils complete self projects such as a collage, an acrostic poem, a mural, and more, to show their similarities and differences. For this similarities and differences lesson plan, students can do these projects individually or in groups.
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The Sand Crab

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this rhyming words worksheet, students read a poem to discover the lines that rhyme. Students identify two lines that rhyme.
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Eight Lines about home

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students brainstorm positive things about their city and write an eight line poem about it.
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Scientific Method

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the scientific method. In this scientific method lesson, 6th graders write acrostic poems regarding the steps of the scientific method, experience an Alice program regarding the method, and create story boards...
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"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use Langston Hughes' "Thank You Ma'am" as a reading and vocabulary improvement activity. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students review the related vocabulary and read the poem. Students discuss the story elements in the...
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Frogs Frogs Frogs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners view a disk on the continental movement and analyze the given data on fossils, rock types and climate zones. In this geology instructional activity students draw a diagram of the earths layers, take a quiz complete a PowerPoint...
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Take a Breath, Steal Some Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Young scholars explore the art of haiku's by listening to, modeling and creating them.  In this haiku poetry lesson, students choose an object to focus their haiku on.  After hearing a brief history of the haiku; young...
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Where in the World?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research online various types of poetry. In this poetry analysis lesson, 6th graders research different types of poetry online, their characteristics, and poets. Students create a class atlas that incorporates the seven...

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