Poetry unit high school

Teaching blackout poetry is an engaging way to help spruce up any poetry unit. Show some examples, and your students will be eager to create a blackout masterpiece of their own. Blackout poetry is a type of found poem that encourages students to create poetry from larger texts. This blog post includes ideas for middle school and high school English (ELA). Teaching blackout poetry is your classroom is a unique opportunity to get students thinking about popular poetic devices.

Have you ever done a Google search for "poetry ideas" to teach in your high school English classroom? Let me spoil those search results for you - THEY'RE LAME! Poetry, especially at the high school level, it too important to be treated as a coloring activity, or worse,

Have your students ever described poetry as boring or confusing? It is common for them to feel overwhelmed by poetry because it is so different from other styles of writing. In order for students to move past this attitude, they need to feel confident in their ability to read and write poetry. In this blog post, you will learn how you can instill the love of poetry in high school students. I will also share some of my students' favorite activities for teaching poetry in high school.

Poetry refresh in order? This list includes seven ways to teach poetry analysis in high school English. Perfect for grades 9-12 and AP Literature.

Teaching poetry? Avoid the groans from your students by making the process a little more fun for them. Room 213 has strategies and free activities that you can use to get your students interested in (and less afraid of) poetry. #poetrylessons #middleschoolela #highschoolenglish #teachingpoetry #figurativelanguage

FREE Poetry Interest Survey for High School Students. Great way to start a poetry unit!

Want to try "I am from" poems with your middle or high school English classes? Need ideas, templates, and examples to get you going on this stellar poetry unit option? Find them in this helpful blog post sharing about all things I am from. #iamfrompoems #teachingpoetry #poetryteacher #poetryunit #iteachela #englishteacher

teaching poetry in middle school or high school english class? this english language arts activity will get your students moving around to different stations as they learn about poetry. #ela #middleschoolenglish #highschoolenglish #elalessonplans #poetry

Read poetry and write about it! This post is full of nine ways to make analyzing and responding to poems engaging for middle and high school students. #PoetryLessons #MiddleSchoolPoetry #HighSchoolPoetry

How to Teach Poetry Analysis