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- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Mobile App | Writing Poetry
Haiku Poem App
Students can learn about and write haiku using this app that guides them through the writing process. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing Poetry
Haiku Poem Interactive
Students can learn about and write haiku using this interactive that guides them through the writing process. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Tip & How-To
How to Start a Writer's Notebook
Writer's notebooks allow children and teens to take in the world around them and document their daily lives. Use these tips to learn how to start a writer's notebook with your child. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  April 4
In 1928, Maya Angelou was born.
After hearing Maya Angelou's poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," students infer information about the speaker and her feelings about America and reflect on how one's life and experiences can influence one's writing. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity |  September 26
John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born in 1775.
Students use the Timeline Tool to organize details about Chapman's life, the Venn Diagram to organize information, and the Shape Poems Interactive to create poems about apples or Johnny Appleseed. - Professional Development | Grades 8 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Judith Ortiz Cofer in the Classroom: A Woman in Front of the Sun
Carol Jago offers ways to teach the works of Judith Ortiz Cofer in the high school English classroom. - Professional Development | Grades 8 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Langston Hughes in the Classroom: "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me"
Carmaletta M. Williams provides high school teachers with background on Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance as well as help in teaching Hughes's poetry, short stories, novels, and autobiography. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  February 1
Langston Hughes was born in 1902.
Students examine the poem "Dreams" and identify metaphors in each sentence. Groups of students then compose poems with metaphors for dreams. - Classroom Resources | Grades 8 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Latino Poetry Blog: Blogging as a Forum for Open Discussion
In this lesson, students use blogs to hold discussions about the effect of the factors of culture, history, and environment on Latino poetry. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades K – 8 | Activity & Project
Let's Go On A Poetry Walk!
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you're surrounded by brilliant shades of green! Observe and collect sensory images from nature and use the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create original nature poetry.