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Maine Acrostic Printables

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive Maine worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Maine using the letters MAINE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Missouri Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Missouri instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding Missouri using the letters MISSOURI. This instructional activity may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Curated OER

Oklahoma Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Oklahoma using the letters OKLAHOMA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Herb Gardening: Herb Acrostic

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this herb acrostic activity, students complete an acrostic activity where they make a sentence out of the first letter of names of different herbs. Students complete 4 acrostic sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Acrostic Poetry

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Acrostic Poetry worksheet, students utilize descriptive language to write an Acrostic poem incorporating the word apples.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Kentucky Acrostic Printables

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Kentucky activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding Kentucky using the letters KENTUCKY. This activity may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Interactive
Curated OER

South Dakota Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Pumpkin Acrostic Poetry

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this fall-themed acrostic poetry practice worksheet, students compose an acrostic poem using the letters PUMPKIN.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Tennessee Acrostic

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Tennessee worksheet, students fill in an acrostic about Tennessee where they write a verb or phrase starting with every letter of Tennessee. Students complete 9 verbs or phrases.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ghost Acrostic Poetry

For Students 1st - 4th
For this Halloween language arts worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem regarding ghosts using the letters GHOST.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symphonic Poetry (SMART Board Lesson)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Let music and poetry collide in this well-orchestrated language arts lesson plan. After studying program music and C. Debussy's Prelude to an Afternoon Faun, view the attached SMART board lesson plan to read through "Fog" by Carl...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Catcher in the Rye: Found Poem Activity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
After concluding The Catcher in the Rye class members create a found poem using words drawn from J.D. Salinger’s “Both Parties Concerned.” The story, and directions for crafting a found poem, are included with the resource.
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Activity
Curated OER

The Last Lecture: Found Poem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
To focus attention on key concepts and vocabulary words in The Last Lecture, readers use power words drawn from the text to craft found poems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creative Writing: Haiku

For Teachers 8th
Haikus by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki are used as models for a brief lecture on the importance of poetry in Japan's history and the structure of this poetic form. Students then go on a nature walk, record impressions, and return to the...
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Curated OER

Making Acrostics

For Students 8th
In this making acrostics learning exercise, 8th graders read the definition of an acrostic, read an example of one and write 3 acrostics using the words work, energy and machine.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Journey To Japan Through Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gain an appreciation for writing, analyzing, reading and listening to poetry, viewing poems as a motivation for studying Japanese culture and tradition. They study and create their own haiku and tanka poems with illustrations.
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Curated OER

Poetry--Rhythm and Meter in Sonnets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify rhyme scheme and meter in a poem and respond to the message of the poem.  For this sonnet rhythm and meter lesson, students take notes on a lecture about rhythm and meter in sonnets and work in small groups to read...
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Curated OER

Listening to Poetry: Sounds of the Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers experience and enjoy the sounds of poetry. They erform sound experiments with sonnets and closely read and analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare. Students write an analysis of how sound affects meaning in a sonnet chosen from...
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Writing
DLTK

Writing Limericks

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Scholars are lucky to stretch their poetry writing muscles with a worksheet that challenges them to compose two limericks—one about a boy and the other about a dog. 
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Curated OER

Valentine's Day Poems

For Teachers K - 6th
Roses are red, violets are blue, poems are sweet, and educational too.
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Assessment
California Education Partners

Women

For Students 9th Standards
Alice Walker's poem "Women" provides ninth graders the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify how a writer's choice of syntax and diction contribute to the development of the theme of the work.
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Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write a Limerick

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Add a little fun and fancy to English language arts with an activity that challenges scholars to write a limerick. Authors follow five rules in order to compose an original poem that contains a specific rhyme scheme. 
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Literacy Design Collaborative

Structure Forming Meaning

For Teachers 7th Standards
Teach literary lovers how to form opinions about form. Scholars read informational text about the form used in villanelles. After analyzing the structure used in the poetry with graphic organizers and gallery walks, writers create...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Winter Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 5th
In this acrositic poetry activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding the season of winter using the letters WINTER.

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