Poetry


 * General Poetry Resources**
 * Multipurpose Poetry with the study of insects in Science - [|Read Write Think]
 * Wartime Poetry - [|Read Write Think] (grades 3 - 5)
 * Thin and Thick Questioning -- adapt to use with Poetry -- [|Read Write Think lesson on small group guided reading]
 * [|Auto-bio Poem]
 * [|Delicious links on poetry]
 * Diigo links on poetry
 * [|Forms of Poetry]
 * GottaBook 2010 will have a new unpublished poem from a different poet each day in April.
 * National Poem in Your Pocket Day - Choice Literacy recommends the following: "If you only have time for one poetry celebration, consider marking "Poem in Your Pocket" Day on April 29th with students and colleagues. This event is growing in popularity because it's so easy to participate - just copy a favorite poem to carry all day with you, and pull it out to share with others whenever possible. "
 * National Poetry Map - This United States map allows you to click on the state in which you are teaching and find local resources and poets.
 * Painlessly Bringing Poetry into your Classroom is an article with concrete ideas such as seven starter ideas.
 * [|Poetry Idea Generator] from Scholastic
 * [|Poetry resources] from Harcourt Trade Company - Free units, handouts and more!
 * [|Poetry Teachers]- Resources, activities and poems to use to teach and enjoy poetry with your students.
 * [|Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky] - grades 2 - 6 and check out [|Writing with Writers] from Scholastic (grades 3 - 6)
 * [|Poets] - Poetry, Poems, Biographies and more.
 * For older students, ReadWritePoem allows them to get ideas and inspiration daily to write poetry.
 * [|Rhyming generator] - As you type, option click on a word and the generator will give you alternative words or ideas to rhyme with that word.
 * [|Shape Poem] - This is an interactive writing site for students to create shape poems from Read Write Think.
 * [|Example of an Authentic Poetry Unit]- Grade 5
 * Read the poem [|"The New Colossus"]by Emma Lazarus in PDF format. The poem is famous for the words, "Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...." In 1903, a plaque bearing the poem was affixed to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
 * [|Splinter haiku]- A different version with lots of examples plus links to other haiku web pages and blogs
 * The Rolling Pin - Discussion and an example of how to use ordinary things and experiences to generate poetry
 * Writers' Almanac from NPR has a free subscription poem a day that can be sent to your email address.

Possible Publication Tool (and Places to go for examples!)
 * VoiceThread -
 * [|Sample of Third Grade Poem Unit]
 * [|Favorite Student Poems]
 * [|Poetry written by seventh and eighth graders]
 * [|Love that Dog] - Place for students to respond about different collections of poetry or poems
 * Check out images on [|Dog Poetry] or [|Cat Poetry] -- use for your students to create their own

Resources from EduHound's Classroom Tools > Contains teacher-developed units tested his or her lesson plans in the classroom. Many of the units use visiting poets or writers-in-residence. > Features poetry lesson plans,activities, and resources for all key stages and for the inclusive classroom. > Designed to make it easy for students to hear and/or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. > Seeks to improve poetry's place in American classrooms by encouraging active, engaging poetry lessons that emphasize a direct, vocal connection to poems. > Use this guide as a resource for locating streaming video of poets, fiction writers, and critics as they read and discuss their own and each other's work. > Study the genre of poetry by taking part in step-by-step workshops with favorite authors. Includes teacher's guide. > Features a user-friendly library that spans thousands of works by hundreds of authors covering thousands of years.
 * [|**Poets.org: Curriculum & Lesson Plans**]
 * [|**Poetry Archive: For Teachers**]
 * [|**poetryclass: Poetry Lessons**] Features lessons, by age, to help equip students with fresh ideas and methods for making the most of poetry in the classroom.
 * [|**Poetry 180**]
 * [|**Favorite Poem Project: Lesson Plans**]
 * [|**Guide to Poetry & Literature Webcasts**]
 * [|**Poetry Writing | Scholastic.com**]
 * [|**Poets' Corner**]
 * [|**Poetry Workshop**]– How to set one up within a Writers Workshop.

Top Five Reasons Why Students Should Study Poetry [|From Reading A-Z]
 * 1.** Poetry supports the development of the building blocks of literacy as defined in //Put Reading First// and //No Child Left Behind//.
 * 2.** Poetry supports the development of writing paradigms, such as //The Six Traits of Writing//, and addresses needs to raise the standards for writing.
 * 3.** Poetry is an excellent venue to teach and reinforce discrete grammar and vocabulary skills.
 * 4.** Poetry provides a focus for reading and writing, and helps students learn how to be concise.
 * 5.** Poetry supports components defined in brain research such as the importance of searching for patterns, and is an acceptable way for students to express emotions and feelings.

//Poetry Writing Program// Direct instruction on 11 types of poetry are provided in Reading A-Z's poetry program. The program includes detailed lessons for the teacher, and examples of each poetry type with scaffolded writing worksheets for the student. [| Choral Poetry] [| Cinquain] ||= [| Clerihew] [| Diamante] [| Free Verse] ||= [|Haiku] [| Limerick] [| Tanka] ||
 * = [|Acrostic]

Resources from ReadWriteThink - These are online student tools to use with all of the ReadWriteThink lesson plans related to poetry utilizing  this tool arranged in K -2, 3-5, 6-8 formats. > > National Poetry Month - Resources from Annenberg Media* [|Poetry for Children] - Blog of latest children's poetry books with usually one quality example to use! Bishop, Walt Whitman, Robert Lowell, and Emily Dickinson. * In the classroom video [|"Gaining Insight Into Poetry"] high school teacher Chris Mazzino uses the poem "Will They Ever Learn?" to help his students understand the experience of being "the Other." The video is part of our unique set of resources, Teaching "The Children of Willesden Lane." This book is also appropriate for grades 5 - 12. * Read the poem [|"Immigrants" i]n English in Spanish ("Los inmigrantes") plus other works in PDF format.
 * [|Acrostic Poems]
 * [|Examples] using the 6 + 1 Writing Traits can be found at this fourth grade's Quilt site
 * [|Found Poem Instructions](available under ‘Resources’)
 * [|Line Break Explorer]
 * [|Shape Poems]
 * [|Life and Art Intersect in Nikki Giovanni’s “Nikki-Rosa”](Grades 5 – 8)
 * [|Playing with Prepositions through Poetry] (Grades 3-5)
 * [|The beautiful documentaries of Voices & Visions] showcase thirteen of the best American poets and their poetry. Poets include Elizabeth

Find poets and poetry throughout the series. * For more middle school lessons, see [|"Teaching Poetry"]in our series Write in the Middle: A Workshop for Middle School Teachers. The workshop includes teacher reflections and actual samples of student work. * Jump-start your upper elementary students' interest in poetry using this lesson on our Web site for[| Engaging With Literature: A Video Library,][|Grades 3-5.] The page links to a list of poems suggested for teaching the use of line breaks, repetition, and other devices. * See how teachers incorporate poetry into their early elementary reading lessons in [|Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices].
 * Use our[| Interactive Strategy Workbook]to compare two poems -- part of Teaching Multicultural Literature: A Workshop for the Middle Grades.


 * Kid-Friendly Resources**
 * [|Poetry4Kids]
 * [|KidzPage!]Poetry Across the Web
 * [|Giggle Poetry]- Funny poetry for children


 * Samples of Poetry for Elementary submitted by Anna Jacobs, ACE14**
 * [|Sample Beginning Unit]
 * [|Sample Haikus]
 * [|Acrostic Poetry Quilt]
 * [|Acrostic Poetry Website]
 * [|Sample Shape Poems]

From[| Nonfiction Mentor Texts - Stenhouse Blog] as sample of other poems to use with your students for inspiration.

Purple is a violet singing a sweet, sleepy lullabye. It is the taste of grape jelly spread on warm wheat toast. The purple smell is the night sky on April Fool’s Day. Medicine trickling down your throat is a purple feeling. Purple explodes in your mouth like Fourth of July fireworks. The full moon on a misty May night has a purple glow. Purple is a forgetful two-year-old with a mind of his own. It is the shy feeling that hides deep inside your heart.
 * What is Purple?**

code TITLE: Auto-Bio Poem  (Possible beginning of the year activity)

GRADE LEVEL: 2 - 12

Objective: SWBAT provide an introduction of himself/herself through an eleven line auto-bio poem.

Teacher will model how to write an auto-bio poem. See example below.

Students will be provided the eleven line poem requirements either on a chart or paper to be kept at their work area. Students will then create their own auto-bio poem and share with the class either orally, in written form with another student reading poem and then introducing the student from the read poem, or by posting the written poem.

Line 1:  Your first name            Nancy Line 2:  Four descriptive traits    Honest, caring, curious, energetic Line 3:  Sibling of... Sister of Kenneth Line 4:  Lover of (people, ideas)   Laughter, learning, challenge Line 5:  Who feels... Joy when traveling Line 6:  Who needs... Sunshine every day Line 7:  Who gives... Friendship, encouragement, and smiles Line 8:  Who fears... Pain, hunger, and the end of summer Line 9:  Who would like to see... Contentment for all living things Line 10: Resident of (your city)    Phoenix Line 11: Your last name             Haugen

Created by AUTHOR: Nancy Haugen, Carminati, AZ as part of Wisconsin Writing Project code