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This modern middle school poetry unit will hook even your most reluctant readers! Includes introductory slideshow lessons, poetic device games and activities, poetry writing workshops, assignments, rubrics, and more. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®!
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Included with this Middle School Poetry Unit:
- Analyzing Themes in Song Lyrics Lesson
- Includes a slideshow lesson, informational handout, examples of song lyrics, application activity for any song lyrics, and a creative expression assignment with an editable 4-level rubric
- Literary Device Match-Up Game Cards – Colour & Greyscale
- Explore 16 common poetic devices including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, irony, alliteration, and onomatopoeia
- Activity features examples from classic literature and contemporary song lyrics
- Instagram Poetry Writing Workshop
- Includes an interactive hyperdoc and materials to facilitate an Instapoetry writing workshop
- Free Verse Poetry Writing Workshop
- Includes a slideshow lesson, informational handout, assignment outline, editable 4-level rubric, and over 20 pages for blackout poems
- Haiku Poetry Writing Workshop
- Includes a slideshow lesson, informational handout, assignment outline, editable 4-level rubric, and differentiated haiku templates
- Canva Poetry Poster Activity
- Includes Canva Poetry Poster tutorial, assignment outline, and an editable 4-level rubric
- Answer Keys
- Teacher Instructions for using these resources
Resources Included in this Middle School Poetry Unit:
Engage your students in a relevant exploration of themes in song lyrics from artists they love! This song lyric analysis lesson connects your language arts curriculum with your students’ personal interests. They will develop a deeper understanding of music as a form of expression and storytelling, and learn how to identify themes in song lyrics. This lesson includes a slideshow, an informational handout, and an application activity that can be used with any song lyrics.
Explore poetic devices and engage students with pop-culture references using this Literary Device Matching Game! These poetic device game cards showcase examples from both classic literature and contemporary song lyrics. There are 16 terms and 32 examples in total. The examples explore poetic devices utilized by artists and poets including Lorde, Billie Eilish, Sylvia Plath, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, T.S. Elliot, Queen, Oscar Wilde, Adele, Robert Frost, Bruno Mars, and many more!
Hook your students on poetry through a medium they love – Instagram! Explore the Instapoetry community through an informative and interactive HyperDoc lesson. Students will craft their own poems using the Poetry Writing Workshop and Instagram Template provided!
Spark creativity and critical thinking with this Canva Poetry Poster activity! This lesson will guide students in creating a visual representation of the main ideas in any poem. By combining their artistic talents with literary analysis skills, students will deepen their understanding of poetry. Includes a Canva tutorial, assignment outline, and an editable 4-level rubric.
Explore free verse poetry with this poetry writing workshop! Students will read modern free verse poems with the option to write blackout poetry, a collage poem, or an illustrative poem. Includes an editable poetry rubric, assignment instructions, and digital worksheets for distance learning!
Teach students the history of haiku and about writing haiku poetry with this haiku poem workshop! This lesson includes differentiated haiku templates and a haiku rubric for assessment.
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See what other teachers are saying about this Middle School Poetry Unit:
“The match-up game was a lot of fun and although I didn’t recognize some of the examples, I know my students appreciated seeing some of their favorite artists on the cards! Each activity was engaging for my students. I’ll be using this unit again next year for sure!”
– Kate A.
⭒ For classrooms utilizing Google Classroom® ⭒
To access the digital version of these worksheets, simply follow the instructions within the resource to copy the files directly to your Google Drive®.
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Alex G. (verified owner) –
Although this bundle is for middle school I actually used it with my 9th grade LD class. They loved it. Thank you!
Alex G. (verified owner) –
Although this bundle is for middle school I actually used it with my 9th grade LD class. They loved it. Thank you!
Kate A. (verified owner) –
The match-up game was a lot of fun and although I didn’t recognize some of the examples, I know my students appreciated seeing some of their favorite artists on the cards! Each activity was engaging for my students. I’ll be using this unit again next year for sure!
Jodi B. (verified owner) –
Having visuals for students is always helpful for them to see what they are learning and to also give them ideas. I am always looking for new products to keep the students interested and hopefully get their interest up in what we are doing. Poetry can be hard to understand and write. Any help my students can get will be awesome.
Jodi B. (verified owner) –
Having visuals for students is always helpful for them to see what they are learning and to also give them ideas. I am always looking for new products to keep the students interested and hopefully get their interest up in what we are doing. Poetry can be hard to understand and write. Any help my students can get will be awesome.
Grace E. (verified owner) –
This is a great resource to teach my 7th-9th ELLs poetry!
Grace E. (verified owner) –
This is a great resource to teach my 7th-9th ELLs poetry!
Brittany D. (verified owner) –
What a fantastic addition to my poetry unit! The students were so engaged, and I really appreciated how quick and easy it was to prepare this resource. Always a bonus!
Joyfully ELA (verified owner) –
Great resource! Super engaging for my 6th grade students!
Cecelie W. (verified owner) –
My students really enjoyed analyzing lyrics during our poetry unit! It was very easy to use and very engaging!
Juliet V. (verified owner) –
My students love the figurative language memory cards! This game helps them prepare for their figurative language test!
Diana B. –
This resource was very helpful to introduce a variety of poetry types to intermediate students.
Theresa C. –
This was so easy to implement, with simple-to-follow instructions, too. I’ll definitely be using this every year from now on!
Sierra G. –
I teach small group English, and my students really enjoyed this resource!