poetry

8th Grade Poetry Unit: The Poetry Anthology

6th Grade Poetry Unit: The Cardinal Poetry Society and
The Poetry Alive Jam

Poetry Intro PowerPoint (now in PDF format for all students to view) and Inspiration Web for Notes
Literary Devices Part Two
Finding poetry in your surroundings activity
Video clips: -Cease the Day!            -Dead Poet's Society Overview

                                Making of our society:
                                       Initiation Stage One

                         How to jam

Love That Dog Intro (for classroom use only)

The Mimic Poem
-directions and example by Mrs. Farnum
-Bret's "This is Just to Say" Poem

The Concrete Poem
-directions
-examples and ideas
-tips for writing concrete poems
-links: Image Chef's Shapes for Concrete Poems, Party Printer's Shapes

The Limerick
-directions
-examples
-links to help you

The Couplet
-directions
-examples
-links


The Quatrain
-directions
-examples
-links

Ballad Poem
-directions
-thriller
-Link to ballad help and examples

The Mood Poem
-directions
-examples
-links

Narrative Poem
-directions
-examples
-links

Other fun links for our 6th Grade unit:
-Love poem crea tor
-Giggle Poe try
-Poems on Vi deo
-Favorite Poem Proj ect
-Image Chef's Shape Genera t ors
-Party Printer's Shape Generat ors
-Get your poem published on Poetry.com
-30 Days of Po e try
-Creating and Presenting Haiku with Kid P ix

-Poetry anthology directions
-Published poem and narrative paragraph requirement
-Example Poem of Choice and Narrative Paragraph (focused on why
chosen) written by Bridget

**8th Graders, check out some of the links above in the sixth grade section for making
your final poem presentations snazzy! Check out the website I found for creating circle,
spiral and other shaped poems under "concrete poems" I have a lesson planned to give
you more resources and creative ideas for your final poetry anthology presentations. **

Types of Poems:
THE PANTOUM
-pantoum directions
-Jessie's Pantoum
-Nicole's Pantoum
-Megan's Pantoum

THE FOUND/MAGNETIC POEM
-Magnetic/found poem directions
-Magnetic Poem Website
-Camille's Magnetic Poem
-Morgan's Magnetic Poem
-Luke's Magnetic Poem

THE CHANGE AND CIRCLE POEMS
CHANGE POEM (directions)
-Bridget's change poem
-Cortney's change poem
-Nicole's change poem

CIRCLE POEM(directions)
-Nicole's circle poem
-Circle poem example website

FREE VERSE POEM
-Directions for the free verse/graduation poem
-Jessica's Free Verse Graduation Poem
-Bridget's Free Verse Graduation Poem Rough Draft with Notes

THE BOUT RHYME
-Bout Rhyme Directions
-Example by Cortney

THE SONNET
-SONNET(directions)
-Examples of Sonnets
-Sonnet Characteristics Chart
-Interactive Sonnet Characteristics Chart
-Shakespearean Sonnet Checklist
-"Composed Upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth
-"Death Be Not Proud" by John Doone
-"How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning"
-The Sonnet Bank
-Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
-Types of Sonnets
-Example of Sonnet by Nicole

HAIKU
-Cortney's Haiku

RESPONSE TO MUSIC
-Cortney's Response to Music

RESPONSE TO ART
-Artclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
-Famous Art Works Exhibition: Web Museum, Paris
-Kids Art Master's Gallery
-National Geographic for Kids - Great Photography Source

FINAL ANTHOLOGY CHECKLIST *NEW*

Final Anthology Grade Sheet

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