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- Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
The ABCs of Poetry
Students examine a letter of the alphabet from all angles, creating image pools of original metaphors that they then turn into poems. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Unlocking the Underlying Symbolism and Themes of a Dramatic Work
This lesson plan invites students to consider characters from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Students explore a selected character and write poems about objects associated with that character. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Walt Whitman as a Model Poet: "I Hear My School Singing"
Students first analyze Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," then use Whitman's poem as a model as they create their own list poems. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
Word Mover
Word Mover allows children and teens to create "found poetry" by choosing from word banks and existing famous works; additionally, users can add new words to create a piece of poetry by moving/manipulating the text. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Writing about Writing: An Extended Metaphor Assignment
After discussing the poem "The Writer" by Richard Wilbur, students analyze their own writing habits and create an extended metaphor describing themselves as writers. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
You're the Top! Pop Culture Then and Now
Students analyze the lyrics to Cole Porter's "You're the Top!" and then update them to include current "tops" in pop culture.